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  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chargers would have aced it. Chase Bisontis at pick No. 86 is 35 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Downs. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Steal is underselling it; Caleb Downs at No. 22 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick55 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They paid up for Darrell Jackson Jr. at Round 2, Pick 23 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
They left a pile of value on the table to take Chase Bisontis this early at the Round 3 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney at the 123rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick202 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at pick No. 202 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.