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 by: Robin Miller - Sun, 1 May 2022 03:10 UTC

Daniel Popper @danielrpopper

Your 2022 Chargers draft class

1-17: OG Zion Johnson
3-79: S JT Woods
4-123: RB Isaiah Spiller
5-160: DL Otito Ogbonnia
6-195: OL Jamaree Salyer
6-214: CB Ja’Sir Taylor
7-236: CB Deane Leonard
7-260: RB/FB Zander Horvath

7:00 PM · Apr 30, 2022

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 by: Robin Miller - Sun, 1 May 2022 03:12 UTC

Robin Miller wrote:
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> Daniel Popper @danielrpopper
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> Your 2022 Chargers draft class
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> 1-17: OG Zion Johnson
> 3-79: S JT Woods
> 4-123: RB Isaiah Spiller
> 5-160: DL Otito Ogbonnia
> 6-195: OL Jamaree Salyer
> 6-214: CB Ja’Sir Taylor
> 7-236: CB Deane Leonard
> 7-260: RB/FB Zander Horvath
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> 7:00 PM · Apr 30, 2022
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Popper's summary for The Athletic:

Best pick: Johnson. The biggest need for the Chargers entering this
draft was on the offensive line. They had to acquire more talent,
whether that was at right tackle or on the interior. And they found that
talent in Johnson, a plug-and-play prospect who will start right away at
right guard. The plan is for Matt Feiler to stay at left guard, and
along with center Corey Linsley and Johnson, the Chargers now have a
formidable trio on the interior that can dominate both in pass
protection and the run game. The Chargers ran the ball well to the left
side last season behind left tackle Rashawn Slater, Feiler and Linsley,
but they struggled to find any level of consistency rushing to the right
side. Johnson will change that. He is an outstanding and powerful run
blocker, and the Chargers should have a much more balanced ground attack
in 2022. Adding Spiller — a big, physical, north-south runner — to
compete for the RB2 spot behind Ekeler will also help. The Chargers went
seven years without taking an offensive lineman in the first round. They
have now drafted offensive linemen in consecutive first rounds. Protect
Justin Herbert. Give him a reliable run game to take some of the
pressure off his shoulders. This is sound process from the head coach
Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco.

Biggest surprise: The Chargers taking a safety as high as they did. I
went into detail on why the Chargers drafted Woods at No. 79 on Friday
night. Read that if you want a deep dive. But the short version: Having
another deep-field safety with range and ball skills will allow the
Chargers to move Derwin James around, particularly closer to the line of
scrimmage, without exposing themselves on the back end. Woods is a
tremendous athlete and ran track at Baylor on top of playing football.
He posted a 4.36 40-yard dash at the combine. And he led the nation in
interceptions last season. The fit makes sense. However, there were more
pressing needs the Chargers could have addressed here. They left the
draft without taking an edge rusher, and their depth there is weak
behind Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack. They did not take a corner until the
sixth round, so Tevaughn Campbell — who struggled in 2021 — is still the
fourth cornerback on the depth chart. They do have a ton of players who
can defend in the slot, like James, Nasir Adderley, Mark Webb, Asante
Samuel Jr. and Woods. And that will give the Chargers some flexibility
in how exactly they deploy their corners. But going for a safety with
their second of two top-100 picks was slightly puzzling.

Biggest question mark: Who is going to play right tackle? The Chargers
had the option of taking Northern Iowa’s Trevor Penning in the first
round at 17 and opted for Johnson instead. They went with the more
polished player who could contribute right away. But that means right
tackle is still a concern. With four quality pass protectors elsewhere
on the line, the Chargers can target their help to that specific spot
when Herbert drops back — whether Storm Norton, Trey Pipkins or someone
else ends up starting. For now, Pipkins and Norton will be competing for
that starting role. The Chargers could also bring in a veteran right
tackle option during the post-draft wave of free agency. Reilly Reiff
and Dennis Kelly are still available. Salyer was a solid pick that late
in the draft, and he played tackle for Georgia, both right and left. He
will begin his Chargers career as a guard, though, and Staley said he
does not have any plans, at least initially, of trying Salyer out at
right tackle.

Remaining needs: Edge rusher. Corner. Right tackle. Speed at wide
receiver. These were needs entering the draft that the Chargers opted
not to address with picks in the top 200. The Chargers will have to
bring in another edge rusher because their depth is not sufficient. I
expect a jump from 2021 fourth-round pick Chris Rumph. But that is still
only three rushers in the rotation. Mack is 31. Bosa has a history of
concussions. Expecting both to play 17 games is unrealistic. I think the
Chargers will bring in a veteran at some point before training camp.
They did sign Jamal Davis from the CFL, but he has only played three NFL
games in his career. We will see how the two rookie corners develop
through the spring and summer. Taylor was a two-time team captain at
Wake Forest and ran a 4.46 40-yard dash. Leonard played three years of
college football in Canada before transferring to Ole Miss. He is over
6-foot and ran a 4.37 40. Both can play inside and outside and have some
measurable and cover traits that could translate to the NFL. The
Chargers also have Kemon Hall on the roster. Last season, though, they
were not able to weather injuries because of a lack of depth at corner.
They added J.C. Jackson, but the bottom of the depth chart has not
changed much because Chris Harris left in free agency. I worry about
this depth. We discussed right tackle earlier. And the Chargers did not
take a wide receiver, meaning they are still lacking speed in that
position group. Jalen Guyton remains their only speed threat. That did
put some limitations on how the Chargers attacked the deep part of the
field last season, and it also made them relatively predictable. When
Guyton was on the field, teams could prepare for his speed. That was a
tendency. We could see the Chargers add a veteran like Keelan Cole,
Marquise Goodwin or even Will Fuller before training camp.

Post-draft outlook: The Chargers have dramatically reshaped their roster
through free agency and the draft. Defensively, they have a new No. 1
corner in Jackson. They overhauled the interior of their defensive line
by signing Sebastian Joseph-Day and Austin Johnson and drafting
Ogbonnia, who is a huge, long, block-eating run stuffer on the interior.
Mack and Bosa form one of the best pass-rushing tandems in the league.
Offensively, they have a better offensive line after drafting Johnson,
even with the question at right tackle. And they are much deeper with
the addition of Salyer, who can play all five positions. They got
younger at tight end with Gerald Everett, who should give the Chargers
some juice in the yards-after-catch game. No roster is perfect, but with
a couple of more moves to solidify their depth, the Chargers are going
to be in position to make the playoffs and possibly contend for a Super
Bowl.

--Robin

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