2024 Chargers Draft Superthread - Prospect Discussion - Draft Has Started

[Icebolt]

What I took from Horvitz is that no deal has been done. It will be last minute. Also I see 2 things about his presser.
1] He is good at playing pokers ( or not good-time will tell us )
2] They like who they have at #5 and will are comfortable taking him unless they get a haul

[charger1_sj]

What I took from Horvitz is that no deal has been done. It will be last minute. Also I see 2 things about his presser.
1] He is good at playing pokers ( or not good-time will tell us )
2] They like who they have at #5 and will are comfortable taking him unless they get a haul

It's almost aways that way unless some deal is made way before the draft, and for good reason. Teams do talk about possible
trades, but they often do not materialize on draft day. Scenarios change and one surprise move can reck the best laid plans.

[dmac_bolt]

Nabers did most of his damage against Alabama from the slot. He matched up against Arnold on a handful of plays. Made two receptions. One
was a short catch and Arnold had him well covered. The other was a much deeper sideline catch where Nabers made a pretty good catch.
Nabers was almost never matched up with Kool Aid in that game. Kool Aid was busy with Thomas.

Nabers major production throughout the year was in the slot where he is almost not coverable. From there he will burn the best CBs as it gives
him moves he can make inside or out. That's why Alabama played him in zone, which was not successful. On the outside Nabers can still beat
you deep due to his speed. But the sidelines tend to limit what he can do against the better CBs.

To say he's not a top 10 guy in the draft is naive. He's just a different player than MH2 or Odunze.

I'd love to see him gain 171 yards out of the slot for LAC. uncoverable sounds like a good thing to me. thx

[DerwinBosa]

Nabers did most of his damage against Alabama from the slot. He matched up against Arnold on a handful of plays. Made two receptions. One
was a short catch and Arnold had him well covered. The other was a much deeper sideline catch where Nabers made a pretty good catch.
Nabers was almost never matched up with Kool Aid in that game. Kool Aid was busy with Thomas.

Nabers major production throughout the year was in the slot where he is almost not coverable. From there he will burn the best CBs as it gives
him moves he can make inside or out. That's why Alabama played him in zone, which was not successful. On the outside Nabers can still beat
you deep due to his speed. But the sidelines tend to limit what he can do against the better CBs.

To say he's not a top 10 guy in the draft is naive. He's just a different player than MH2 or Odunze.

Ah, it's naive now to say Malik Nabers is not a top ten player in this draft.

Six more days.

[Chargers8491]

Out of the top 3 WRs it depends on what the Chargers are looking for at WR. You have 2 that are pure X and one that is multi-role. If they want a pure X they will either take MHJ or Odunze and if they want a multi-role WR they will take Nabers.

Hortiz has said many times he prefers multi-role WRs which leads to me to believe if they stick and pick #5 and choose Nabers but I personally like Odunze the best out of the 3. Hortiz mentioned during his presser they are look for players that are competitive. IMHO, Odunze is the most competitive of the 3. He was the only one that attended the combine and he stayed late running the 3 cone drill to better his time. Out of the 3 I would take him in heartbeat.

[eaterfan]

Out of the top 3 WRs it depends on what the Chargers are looking for at WR. You have 2 that are pure X and one that is multi-role. If they want a pure X they will either take MHJ or Odunze and if they want a multi-role WR they will take Nabers.

Hortiz has said many times he prefers multi-role WRs which leads to me to believe if they stick and pick #5 and choose Nabers but I personally like Odunze the best out of the 3. Hortiz mentioned during his presser they are look for players that are competitive. IMHO, Odunze is the most competitive of the 3. He was the only one that attended the combine and he stayed late running the 3 cone drill to better his time. Out of the 3 I would take him in heartbeat.

I think this is a bit of a misread of the situation... Marvin Harrison Jr. did play in the slot a bit and was very successful from there. He definitely has multi-role potential. I think Odunze does, too. I think Nabers is the more limited of the 3 because he had more trouble beating press-man coverage more than the other two. Also, I think having the true X opens up the slot for other options. Palmer could be the multi-role receiver because he can be the power slot or play the Z. Maybe this is throwing good money after bad, but QJ should be lining up in the slot almost exclusively. He has really struggled against press-man. Way more than Nabers. If they want to salvage anything from him, I think picking the X will allow that to happen more.

[charger1_sj]

Ah, it's naive now to say Malik Nabers is not a top ten player in this draft.

Six more days.

Well we've seen plenty of 1st round WRs bust. So nobody knows how any of these WR guys play out in the NFL.

But if you believe Nabers is not going to be drafted in the top 10, then that is naive.

In other words he is top ten talent coming out. But if you're asking if he's going to be a star or bust in the NFL,
then that's a very different question which neither you or I can be certain of.

[Chargers8491]

I did a mock draft with mostly Michigan players with no trades. This one is a trade down with Cards like the one in my sig:

#11 Bowers TE
#35 Wilson WR- Michigan
#37 Sainristil CB- Michigan
#66 Jenkins DT- Michigan
#69 Colson LB- Michigan
#105 Corum RB- Michigan
# 110 Keegan OG- Michigan
# 140 Barrett LB- Michigan
# 181 Barner TE- Michigan
# 225 Barnhart OT- Michigan
# 253 Nugent OC- Michigan

When you look at it, it's not a bad draft at all.

[SuperChargedRodney37]

If your asking my opinion on who I would take given that MH2, Nabers and Odunze all there I would take MH2 and I'll tell you why.

#1 He is a better prospect than Odunze. Although I do like Odunze, MH2 is the more polished WR and can do everything well.

#2 MH2 over Nabers. Not necessarily because of talent. Nabers is an athletic freak. He's explosive and a dangerous after the
catch because of his speed. But a leg injury can take away a big part of his game. MH2 is the bigger guy and he doesn't necessarily
rely on athletic ability as much as Naber does. Probably will have a longer shelf life.

With that said I'd be OK with any of those three.

I do think Bowers would be the best fit for what Harbaugh wants to do. But @5 he will not be BPA.

Betting odds favor us taking Nabers assuming we stay @5.

Thanks Charger1

That's how I have my board.
MHJ 1A
Nabers 1B
Odunze 2
Bowers 3 (Trade Back to #9 with Chicago)

I'm not taking anybody else with our 1st pick.

[Boltjolt]

I did a mock draft with mostly Michigan players with no trades. This one is a trade down with Cards like the one in my sig:

#11 Bowers TE
#35 Wilson WR- Michigan
#37 Sainristil CB- Michigan
#66 Jenkins DT- Michigan
#69 Colson LB- Michigan
#105 Corum RB- Michigan
# 110 Keegan OG- Michigan
# 140 Barrett LB- Michigan
# 181 Barner TE- Michigan
# 225 Barnhart OT- Michigan
# 253 Nugent OC- Michigan

When you look at it, it's not a bad draft at all.

I don't see anything in your sig 🤔

[Chargers8491]

I don't see anything in your sig 🤔

You don't see mine in my sig? It was done before yours.

[Chargers8491]

I don't see anything in your sig 🤔

This is the one that should be in my sig:


1- #11 Bowers TE
2a- #35 Cooper LB
2b- #37 Fiske DT
3a- #66 Puni OT
3b- #69 Sainristill CB
4a- #105 Rice WR
4b- #110 Lloyd RB
5- #140 Green CB
6- #181 Nourzad C/OG
7a- #225 Boyd DT
7b- #253 Vidal RB