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Jstoddard21'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2025

Chargers Trenches

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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers cashed the board's mistake on Williams: B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Chargers skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That Williams pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Zabel has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 22nd overall pick they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at Round 2, Pick 23 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They took Deone Walker at par in pick 86, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 RJ Harvey
They paid sticker price for RJ Harvey in slot 125, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A tidy bit of business in the 158th pick, where Malachi Moore graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick181 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 181 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 CJ West
Quietly one of the better values of the day, CJ West at No. 199. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Thomas Fidone II
They did well to land Thomas Fidone II in the 209th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Good price on Donovan Edwards in Round 6, Pick 38, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at slot 256 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.