LA BOLT LOVER'S MOCK DRAFT

LA BOLTS 3.9.25

  • LA BOLT LOVER DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Bryant: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cobee Bryant, the No. 175 name on the board, stolen at the 215th overall pick.

The Huzzie pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In pick 29 they get a lead back with juice at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They liked Jayden Higgins enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 55. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tate Ratledge at Round 3, Pick 22 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 124th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick159 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Circle this one: Emery Jones Jr. at No. 159 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd5 Alijah Huzzie
Value said wait; Alijah Huzzie in pick No. 177 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 183rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick201 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 201 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Cobee Bryant at pick 215 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick No. 220 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick253 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.