Official 2018 Draft Thread- We Have the 17th Pick

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Post-combine cluster, not a lot of change but:

James
Payne
Smith
Edmunds
Vea - potential is too much to pass up if the others are gone
Davenport - no way he drops but if he does, put him at the top of the list

I agree, but I think you have to add in Vander Esch and Conner Williams. Williams could start at OLG with Feeney to C. Would give us a solid OL for a change. And Williams could move out to ORT in the future.

[blueman]

Esch maybe, no to Williams: with our running game woes, can’t see adding an inferior run blocker at 17, we can get similar (perhaps better?) run blocking options in later rounds.

[charger1993]

No one likes phillips in the second??

[OhioBolt]

If Baker Mayfield goes number one overall I would be completely shocked and I would be very dissapointed if Mason Rudolph is the pick. I would also stay away from Lomas Brown OT out of Oklahoma 6'8" @ 360 lbs that has short career written all over it.

I called this in November when I was at an all you can eat buffet

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@eric_d_williams:Tremaine Edmunds -- The Virginia Tech product was the most impressive athlete among this group, running a 4.54-second 40 at 6 foot 5 and 253 pounds. Edmunds also looked fluid in coverage and moved well during the position drills. Edmunds would be a great fit for the Chargers, but likely is a top-10 player who will not be around when the Chargers select at No. 17. Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith could be a good fit for the Chargers at No. 17.

Roquan Smith -- The Georgia product was very productive, finishing with 137 tackles -- including 14 for a loss -- and 6.5 sacks in his final season with the Bulldogs. At 6-1 and 236 pounds, Smith ran an impressive, 4.51 in the 40. However, Smith had to shut it down after that because of a calf injury. Smith makes a lot of sense for the Bolts and could be around when they pick at No 17.

Leighton Vander Esch -- At 6-4 and 255 pounds, Vander Esch is a similar athlete to Edmunds. He ran a 4.65 in the 40 and thrives in pass coverage. Vander Esch was the Mountain West defensive player of the year.

Uchenna NwosuMalik Jefferson -- The University of Texas product finished as the Big 12 co-defensive player of the year. Jefferson tested well, running a 4.52 in the 40, posting a 36-inch vertical jump and pumping out 27 reps at 225 pounds on the bench press. Jefferson had a formal interview with the Chargers at the combine.

Shaquem Griffin -- The star of the combine, the Central Florida product did an amazing 20 reps on the bench press at 225 pounds, using a prosthetic limb attached to the bar for his left arm. Griffin had his hand amputated as a child due to a birth defect. He also ran a blazing 40 at 4:38 at 6-1 and 227 pounds. Griffin should be a productive special teams player at the least in the NFL, and for a team like the Chargers that plays a lot of nickel and dime defenses, he could make some sense.

Lorenzo Carter -- His 4.50 time in the 40 at 6-6 and 252 pounds will have a lot of teams going back to look at his film to figure out how the Georgia product translates to the NFL. For the Chargers, Carter could play a Leo role at defensive end as a pass-rush specialist.

[Fleet]

Excluding DT/LB i really think the player that gives us the most versatility and value is James. I think he is a chess piece type. Similar to Ramsey. Ran a 4.49 today and put up 22 reps. Im starting to think he will be a top 10 pick. This year players with a major injury in the past get a huge mark against them from me. If im drafting for the Chargers i really am trying to shy sway from players with injury histories. But James really does have a high ceiling. The one thing we seem to be doing well right now is developing DBs. This guy can play single high....play in the box....man to man on a teams best WR/TE if Hayward is down. 1000 snap player. Just because of the versatility and amount of time the kid would be on the field i think James would be my top pick at this point.

DT is really pretty deep this year. Sheperd, McIntosh, Thompson and Hill are guys who are not getting enough mention. But along with the top tiered DTs this class is pretty deep. In the mock i did i moved back up into the first....but i think if we netted James a DT would be there in the 2nd.

Dashawn Hand is another guy i might target in the 2nd for 3T. He had a good combine.

If we lost Boston, Phillips and eventually Verett.....James can play all of those positions. You could make a case for trading Verrett for a draft pick possibly.

[blueman]

Yeah agree on James, and he just might last to us.

[chargerkdb]

I like Hand even if he doesn’t show a lot of production.He was kind of lost in rotation behind some big time D lineman at.Alabama. He has big skills though and should be a solid pro

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If James is there, he will most certainly be BPA. Even with all the hype for the DL, I have reservations about all of them at 17. So yes, I'd take James in an instant. And he could be there because he had an off year last year.

That said, I don't expect him to be there, I expect us to get a DL.

[Fleet]

Im trying to trade Verrett for Earl Thomas in my mock. Thomas wants out. Verrett most likely wont be retained. And hes oft injured. That would be so awesome.

[chargerkdb]

That’s funny. I was thinking trade scenarios in my head today and they all seemed to involve Verett

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I still see TT retaining Verrett if he stays healthy this year.

[Fleet]

So basically we get Lamp and Mike Williams. Thomas. Sign a big name like Poe or a Brown (LB).

[charger1993]

I told ya. Ive been the lone soul poundinf the table for james vs the dts in thia draft.. I have a couple of ideas on how we should shake the draft

[Fleet]

I still see TT retaining Verrett if he stays healthy this year.

You think he will sign Verrett and Hayward? The way most teams would do it is sign one and draft the others replacement. Just because of the money saved. Thing is we may have Verretts replacement on the roster in Williams. And King in the slot. But King is a pretty similar player to Hayward when he came in the league. He may be a stud on the boundary like Hayward turned out to be.

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