Doowrah'S MOCK DRAFT

Doowrah'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 20, 2026

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  • Doowrah DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (LAC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (LAC)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Najee Harris
RB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Chargers bled value on every deal, hence the C.

Somebody took the Chargers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Daniels makes the weekend a net positive. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

If Caleb Banks and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 55, where Emmanuel Pregnon graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
By-the-book stuff, Lee Hunter at No. 72 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They took Bishop Fitzgerald at par in pick 106, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Pat Coogan. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
Value with a capital V on Jalon Daniels in the 202nd overall pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick252 Rnd7 Damari Brown
Damari Brown at slot 252 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.