18. 3-4 DE Corey Liuget C-

From now on, I’m figuring out what I think the Chargers will do and then mocking someone else. They never do what you think they’re going to do. Cameron Jordan would have been a perfect fit here at 18. I had it in my mock. He’s my best available by far at his position and fills a major need and many, many people agreed with me. Instead they reach for a prospect I don’t particularly like, especially in a 3-4.

50. S Marcus Gilchrist D

Marcus Gilchrist is a tweener and I don’t think he can start at either safety or cornerback in the NFL. Cornerback and safety depth were needed and Gilchrist can also return kicks, but he was way too big of a reach in the 2^nd round.

61. MLB Jonas Mouton F

This was the biggest reach of the draft and I don’t even think he fits the scheme. I don’t even care that he fills a need. This is an F. I will be very surprised if Mouton is anything other than a special teamer in his career.

82. WR Vincent Brown B

This one wasn’t as big of a reach as their first three. I like Brown more than most do and Malcom Floyd and Vincent Jackson are both not signed long term, so wide receiver is a need, but I think something like right tackle or rush linebacker was a bigger need for them and also Brown is a minor reach.

89. CB Shareece Wright C+

I guess this says where Gilchrist is playing. Wright provides necessary cornerback depth, but they could have gotten this later. They had bigger needs in the 3^rd round and Wright is a reach by at least a round.

183. RB Jordan Todman A

This was a really, really good pick. Todman had a 2^nd or 3^rd round value and they got him in the 6^th round. Darren Sproles is going to be too expensive to keep as a backup and Todman has speed and pass catching ability to compliment Ryan Matthews and Mike Tolbert.

201. G Steve Schilling B

Schilling fits the range, but they had much bigger needs than guard depth. They need someone to compete with Brandyn Dombrowski at right tackle. They need someone to compete with Larry English at rush linebacker.

234. MLB Andrew Gachzar C+

I didn’t have Gachzar in my top 300 and I don’t think he fits the scheme, but he was drafted to be only a special teamer, which is fine in the 7^th round. I think there were better players who could play special teams available, however.

Overall:

The Chargers can never draft well. Look at their first and second round picks in recent years. A lot of players who didn’t pan out. They had 5 picks in the first 3 rounds and they got a 3-4 end who I think will bust, a safety and a linebacker both of whom probably won’t be able to do anything, but play special teams, a depth cornerback and a depth wide receiver. Only the selection of Vincent Brown was one I liked. Getting a steal in Jordan Todman in the 6^th helps their draft grade, but they reached big time with 4 of their first 5 picks and they didn’t fill two of their biggest needs, rush linebacker, and right tackle. This draft probably only upgraded their special teams, which was a huge need, but they could have done so much more with this draft.

Grade: C-