nopeszz'S MOCK DRAFT

full 7 round

  • nopeszz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Sam Leavitt
QB LSU
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LAC)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
J'Koby Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LAC)
J'Koby Williams
RB Texas Tech
Bryce Hawthorne Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (LAC)
Bryce Hawthorne
DT Iowa
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 102 lands the Chargers a B, Leavitt and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Sam Leavitt slide, and the Chargers were the ones holding the card at slot 102. Highway robbery.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Heldt lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Jeremiah Smith
In slot 1 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Heldt
Will Heldt in the 33rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at No. 65 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Sam Leavitt
They barely believed it either: Sam Leavitt still on the board at pick 102. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
By-the-book stuff, DJ McKinney at Round 4, Pick 33 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick140 Rnd5 Marcus Neal Jr.
They let Marcus Neal Jr. come to them and pounced at the 140th pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick194 Rnd6 J'Koby Williams
J'Koby Williams in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Hawthorne
They did well to land Bryce Hawthorne in pick No. 237, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.