Rastasoljah808 'S MOCK DRAFT

Detroit trade

  • Rastasoljah808 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DET)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Chargers let Nabers fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. Malik Nabers sat on the board until the 29th pick, and the Chargers did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
By-the-book stuff, Brock Bowers at slot 5 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick29 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 29 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 69th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
A tidy bit of business in pick 105, where Michael Hall Jr. graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.