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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall
B+
ValueB-
NeedB
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FutureB-
Hadden should have been long gone. The Chargers pounced, and earned a B+. Somebody in No. 225 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chargers sat still while Kamal Hadden, the No. 167 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
Reaching for Goncalves left real value on the table behind him.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Brock Bowers
Brock Bowers at Round 1, Pick 11 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick30
Rnd1
Ladd McConkey
No drama and no debate, Ladd McConkey went about where he belonged in slot 30. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick37
Rnd2
Roman Wilson
A reach for Roman Wilson in No. 37; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69
Rnd3
Blake Corum
A conviction pick on Blake Corum at pick No. 69 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87
Rnd3
Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 87th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick93
Rnd3
Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick 93 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105
Rnd4
Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the 105th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110
Rnd4
Javon Solomon
A want over a need in the 110th overall pick: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick140
Rnd5
James Williams
James Williams slid further than he should have, and pick No. 140 is lovely value for the linebacker. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181
Rnd6
Trevor Keegan
Taking Trevor Keegan in No. 181 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225
Rnd7
Kamal Hadden
They robbed the room for Kamal Hadden here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick249
Rnd7
Steele Chambers
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Steele Chambers in slot 249, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick253
Rnd7
Richard Jibunor
A wild overpay on Richard Jibunor in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
















