Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

Some picks age like wine; Dayon Hayes at pick No. 158 will need to, sitting 138 spots clear of his grade. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Tuten falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spending an early pick on specialist with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In the 22nd overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Deone Walker
They went early on Deone Walker in the 55th pick, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick86 Rnd3 Elijah Roberts
This one needs a full-page explanation: Elijah Roberts in Round 3, Pick 22, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ryan Fitzgerald
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback to take Ryan Fitzgerald, a specialist that was not the priority.
Pick158 Rnd5 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at No. 158 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Torricelli Simpkins III
They talked themselves into Torricelli Simpkins III at pick No. 181, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A tidy bit of business in the 199th pick, where Luke Lachey graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in the 209th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 6, Pick 38 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick218 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
They robbed the room for Roc Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick255 Rnd7 Shemar James
Shemar James at slot 255 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.