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NFL Draft: Los Angeles Chargers Grade

By George Stockburger

Apr 28, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers first round pick Mike Williams poses for photos during a press conference at StubHub Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers first round pick Mike Williams poses for photos during a press conference at StubHub Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Los Angeles Chargers made seven picks in the 2017 NFL Draft. Here is their NFL Draft grade.

For the first time in the common draft era, the Los Angeles Chargers were on the clock as more than 250,000 people flooded the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia for the 2017 NFL Draft.

Ready to move out of San Diego, the Chargers draft was fairly balanced with four offensive players and three defensive players getting a phone call from first-year head coach Anthony Lynn.

Los Angeles had several needs heading into the NFL Draft, including a wide receiver, free safety, linebacker, and possibly a quarterback to groom behind Phillip Rivers.

Here’s how the Los Angeles Chargers graded out in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Apr 28, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers first round pick Mike Williams poses for photos during a press conference at StubHub Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers first round pick Mike Williams poses for photos during a press conference at StubHub Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /

Malik Hooker, Ohio State’s free safety with endless range and ball skills, was the popular choice among experts and mock draft writers. Even though Hooker was on the board Los Angeles went with a Hollywood pick in wide receiver Mike Williams.

Standing at 6’1 with 4.53 40 speed Williams could be the answer at wide receiver for Rivers. Keenan Allen has never played a full NFL season since being drafted in 2013 out of Cal, and played a single game last season due to injury.

Allen being out for the year meant Travis Benjamin became the number one receiver, a role he was ill-equipped to fill. Tyrell Williams emerged as a solid secondary receiver but getting a potential star like the Clemson Tiger Williams gives the Chargers offense life.

Expect Williams to be in the running for Offensive Rookie of the Year, and take the league by storm with Rivers lobbing fades in the red zone for Williams to pick out of the air.

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