Jim Harballs'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jim Harballs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2025

Operation HelpHerbert

  • Jim Harballs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers let Hampton fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Chargers one, and it paid up: Omarion Hampton, the No. 31 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 55 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Hassanein lower, and that gap is the story. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
In the Round 1 slot they get a seam-stretching tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at the 55th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Value with a capital V on Omarr Norman-Lott in pick No. 86, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 125 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick158 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
The board had cheaper options than Seth McLaughlin at No. 158, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They liked Jaylen Reed enough to skip the value, taking him in the 181st overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick199 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A tidy little value on KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 6, Pick 23, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
A clean, defensible pick in pick 209 with a little surplus value in Joshua Gray. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
The board fumbled Ja'Corey Brooks all the way to pick No. 256, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.