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nabholzrule'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2026

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  • nabholzrule DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LAC)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (TEN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CHI)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Bradley Bozeman
C
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Junior Colson
LB
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Mekhi Becton
OT
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Quentin Johnston
WR
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Zion Johnson
OG
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB+
The phones sank the Chargers this weekend: D-.

The Chargers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 204 on J. Michael Sturdivant a full 42 spots early.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Getting Thieneman where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A reach for Olaivavega Ioane in pick 35; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick39 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at slot 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
The board had Dillon Thieneman higher than the 56th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick70 Rnd3 Gabe Jacas
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gabe Jacas this early at the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Whit Weeks. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick122 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A reach on Logan Jones in the 122nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
A straight-up fair deal on Iapani Laloulu at pick No. 142, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They took Drew Allar at par in Round 5, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick184 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Patrick Payton. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at the 204th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.