Grading the Chargers’ Draft
Grade: B
Best Pick: WR Tre Harris, No. 55 Overall
What We Liked: The Chargers picked up lots of talented players. The Omario Hampton pick should help the Chargers offense play more toward Harbaugh’s strengths as a coordinator who loves to pound the rock. Tre Harris helps build out a wide receiver room for Justin Herbert, who I’m sure has been worried about a lack of support. The defensive line adds bring a really high floor and good power profile to the defense that can hopefully help the Chargers force more teams to lose yards instead of giving them time to dink and dunk all over them.
Not Sure About: They have a lot of players I like, but no one in particular I love. It feels like the Chargers have collected a bunch of low-end starters here, but no stars that are going to truly elevate the team to the next level. Kyle Kennard, Jamaree Caldwell and Harris all don’t really have the athletic juice to be game-breakers, and Harris seems more and more injured every season. Can Hampton’s lack of creativity survive behind a line that still doesn’t have a very strong interior?
–Dean Bruce, special to Field Level Media
