dukez'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • dukez DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Eli Cox Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Eli Cox
C Kentucky
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Barryn Sorrell at the 177th pick will need to, sitting 138 spots clear of his grade. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
A quiet steal in pick No. 22: Tetairoa McMillan for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Terrance Ferguson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Terrance Ferguson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings in No. 124 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They robbed the room for Darius Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at the 177th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A reach on Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 201st overall pick; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at pick 215 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith in Round 7, Pick 2 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Eli Cox
A wild overpay on Eli Cox in the 253rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.