mockguyrandom'S MOCK DRAFT

mock draft 25.9

  • mockguyrandom DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B-.

The Chargers clearly saw something nobody else did in Miles Frazier, taking him 66 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Bryant value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
They read the board right and Benjamin Morrison was the payoff at slot 52. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Fair-plus on Jared Ivey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at Round 4, Pick 23 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
They reached into another round for Miles Frazier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick183 Rnd6 CJ West
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ West well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the 201st pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They barely believed it either: Cobee Bryant still on the board at the 215th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaishawn Barham a notch or two before his time. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick253 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
By-the-book stuff, Moliki Matavao at pick 253 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.