Jin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Jin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Arik Gilbert Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Arik Gilbert
TE Nebraska
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LAC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jermaine Eluemunor
OG
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
A polished, purposeful haul earns the Chargers a A-.

The war room fell hard for Arik Gilbert, and it showed at the 226th pick: 39 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

Getting Thomas Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Jermaine Eluemunor deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Rome Odunze and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 13 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at Round 2, Pick 5 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick44 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 44 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They left a pile of value on the table to take Sedrick Van Pran this early at No. 69. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson is a better player than pick 105 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in the 110th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A tidy bit of business in the 142nd pick, where Kamal Hadden graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jonah Monheim in pick 183. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Arik Gilbert
A wild overpay on Arik Gilbert in slot 226, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick234 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.