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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.








