I like the way SI is thinking on this one. First non-QB taken will be DeFo.
#3
DeForest Buckner
DE, Oregon
Considering there are 98 picks in this mock, I spent an inordinate amount of time on the Chargers’ first-round selection. Laremy Tunsil makes so much sense ... except that the Chargers have two potential starting tackles (King Dunlap and Joe Barksdale), signed a swing tackle (Chris Hairston) and brought back an offensive coordinator (Ken Whisenhunt) whose passing scheme is designed to negate edge pressure. More than all that, GM Tom Telesco finds himself under fire and knows he has to find defensive help if the 2016 Chargers are going to orchestrate a turnaround. Buckner or Jalen Ramsey would be critical to that end.
Full mock draft: SI
#3
DeForest Buckner
DE, Oregon
Considering there are 98 picks in this mock, I spent an inordinate amount of time on the Chargers’ first-round selection. Laremy Tunsil makes so much sense ... except that the Chargers have two potential starting tackles (King Dunlap and Joe Barksdale), signed a swing tackle (Chris Hairston) and brought back an offensive coordinator (Ken Whisenhunt) whose passing scheme is designed to negate edge pressure. More than all that, GM Tom Telesco finds himself under fire and knows he has to find defensive help if the 2016 Chargers are going to orchestrate a turnaround. Buckner or Jalen Ramsey would be critical to that end.
Full mock draft: SI
