San Diego Chargers Mock Draft: B/R Community Top 100 and 7-Round Results

If you've ever wondered what it might feel like to play general manager on draft night, this is right up your alley.

All 32 NFL teams were represented by a draft correspondent in the Bleacher Report community mock draft. And for simplicity's sake, no trades were allowed, so don't count on the San Diego Chargers trading Philip Rivers for the second overall pick—it ain't happening. Also, only the top 100 slots were filled. Each correspondent completed Rounds 4-7 on his own, making realistic guesses based on what unfolded in the first three rounds.

Could this be the route for San Diego when Thursday evening rolls around? We'll find out soon enough. In the meantime, lay out your own picks in the comments section so we can discuss.

Round 1

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
2	Titans	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
3	Jaguars	Dante Fowler Jr.	DE	Florida
4	Raiders	Leonard Williams	DT	USC
5	Redskins	Brandon Scherff	OL	Iowa
6	Jets	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
7	Bears	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
8	Falcons	Bud Dupree	DE	Kentucky
9	Giants	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
10	Rams	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
11	Vikings	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
12	Browns	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville
13	Saints	Shane Ray	DE	Missouri
14	Dolphins	La'el Collins	OL	LSU
15	49ers	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan State
16	Texans	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF
17	Chargers	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
18	Chiefs	Randy Gregory	LB	Nebraska
19	Browns	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
20	Eagles	Jake Fisher	OL	Oregon
21	Bengals	Landon Collins	S	Alabama
22	Steelers	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
23	Lions	Malcom Brown	DT	Texas
24	Cardinals	Cameron Erving	OC	Florida State
25	Panthers	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami (FL)
26	Ravens	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizona State
27	Cowboys	Byron Jones	CB	Connecticut
28	Broncos	T.J. Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh
29	Colts	Arik Armstead	DE	Oregon
30	Packers	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	OLB	UCLA
31	Saints	Eric Kendricks	LB	UCLA
32	Patriots	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin

Pick No. 17: Danny Shelton, DT, Washington

Most, if not all, of the draft pundits out there have San Diego taking a running back in the first round for obvious reasons. Ryan Mathews is no longer a Charger, and the trio of Danny Woodhead, Branden Oliver and Donald Brown isn't likely to top the league in rushing next season. Gurley or Gordon seemed like the most logical choice, but plans changed when Shelton fell into San Diego's range at 17.

The Chargers defense was one of the worst against the run in 2014, giving up 4.5 yards per carry in 2014, and Shelton carries with him the title of most dominant run-stuffer in this draft class, per Lance Zierlein and Chad Reuter of NFL.com.

At 339 pounds, he isn't easily moved off the line of scrimmage and often requires more than one blocker to clear him of running lanes. By the same token, he has the strength to drive offensive linemen back and collapse the pocket on passing downs. Considering he isn't even supposed to available at this point, Shelton would by a Day 1 steal.

Round 2

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
33	Titans	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
34	Buccaneers	Ty Sambrailo	OL	Colorado State
35	Raiders	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
36	Jaguars	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Oklahoma
37	Jets	Laken Tomlinson	OG	Duke
38	Redskins	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska
39	Bears	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia
40	Giants	Damarious Randall	S	Arizona State
41	Rams	D.J. Humphries	OL	Florida
42	Falcons	Eric Rowe	S	Utah
43	Browns	Donovan Smith	OT	Penn State
44	Saints	Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami (FL)
45	Vikings	Stephone Anthony	LB	Clemson
46	49ers	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi State
47	Dolphins	Devin Funchess	WR/TE	Michigan
48	Chargers	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana
49	Chiefs	Eddie Goldman	DL	Florida State
50	Bills	A.J. Cann	OG	South Carolina
51	Texans	Benardrick McKinney	OLB	Mississippi State
52	Eagles	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio State
53	Bengals	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
54	Lions	Duke Johnson	RB	Miami (FL)
55	Cardinals	Ronald Darby	CB	Florida State
56	Steelers	Nate Orchard	DE/LB	Utah
57	Panthers	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise State
58	Ravens	Clive Walford	TE	Miami (FL)
59	Broncos	Grady Jarrett	DT	Clemson
60	Cowboys	TJ Yeldon	RB	Alabama
61	Colts	Paul Dawson	LB	TCU
62	Packers	P.J. Williams	CB	Florida State
63	Seahawks	Carl Davis	DL	Iowa
64	Patriots	Tre' Jackson	OG	Florida State

Pick No. 48: Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana

After passing on a running back in Round 1, the Chargers should strongly consider one at the start of Day 2. Gurley and Gordon were scooped up the day before, but San Diego can still acquire a feature back among the second-tier prospects.

If you haven't read "Tevin Coleman's 1,200 Yards of Pain: Breaking Records with a Broken Foot" by Bleacher Report NFL National Lead Writer Mike Tanier, do so now. Coleman's threshold for pain speaks volumes of his toughness and competitive nature on the field. Combine that with killer speed and good size (5'11", 206 lbs) and presto—you have the model workhorse for San Diego's backfield.

Round 3

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
65	Buccaneers	Rashad Greene	WR	Florida State
66	Titans	Cedric Ogbuehi	OT	Texas A&M
67	Jaguars	Jeremy Langford	RB	Michigan State
68	Raiders	Ali Marpet	OG	Hobart College
69	Redskins	Danielle Hunter	DE	LSU
70	Jets	Tre McBride	WR	William & Mary
71	Bears	Jaquiski Tartt	S	Samford
72	Rams	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn
73	Falcons	Mitch Morse	OG	Missouri
74	Giants	Rob Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin
75	Saints	D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic
76	Vikings	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington
77	Browns	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma
78	Saints	John Miller	OG	Louisville
79	49ers	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami (FL)
80	Chiefs	Tyler Lockett	WR	Kansas State
81	Bills	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor
82	Texans	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio State
83	Chargers	Hau'oli Kikaha	OLB	Washington
84	Eagles	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (OH)
85	Bengals	Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky
86	Cardinals	David Cobb	RB	Minnesota
87	Steelers	Jeff Heuerman	TE	Ohio State
88	Lions	Josh Shaw	CB	USC
89	Panthers	Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio State
90	Ravens	Derron Smith	SS	Fresno State
91	Cowboys	Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas
92	Broncos	Henry Anderson	DE	Stanford
93	Colts	Mike Davis	RB	South Carolina
94	Packers	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA
95	Seahawks	Alex Carter	CB	Stanford
96	Patriots	Kenny Bell	WR	Nebraska
97	Patriots	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	CB	Oregon
98	Chiefs	Senquez Golson	CB	Ole Miss
99	Bengals	Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon State
*100	Titans	Nick O'Leary	TE	Florida State

* First pick of the fourth round

Pick No. 83: Hau'oli Kikaha, OLB, Washington

Among San Diego's top needs is edge-rusher, after the team lost Jarret Johnson (retired) and Dwight Freeney (free agent) in the offseason. Fourth-year pro Melvin Ingram headlines an inexperienced group entering next season consisting of last year's second-round pick Jeremiah Attaochu and third-year man Tourek Williams, a sixth-round pick in 2013. Adding to that mix, San Diego picks up Hau'oli Kikaha, the nation's sacks leader in 2014 with 19, in the third round.

Kikaha has been hugely productive for the Huskies with 32 sacks over the past two seasons, so why then has he fallen this far back in the draft? Injuries—he tore the ACL in his left knee twice in the course of a year (September 2011 to August 2012). Some teams will exclude him from their draft board altogether, but the Chargers shouldn't be one of them. Kikaha's knee has held up just fine since his last surgery, and he is too gifted as a pass-rusher for San Diego to ignore.

Round 4

Pick No. 117: Sean Mannion, QB, Oregon State

The second batch of quarterbacks started to come off the board as early as Round 3 with Buffalo selecting Bryce Petty and Green Bay opting for Brett Hundley. That leaves Garrett Grayson and Sean Mannion as the next available prospects.

Mannion appears to have a slight edge over his counterpart, having led a pro-style offense the past four years under Mike Riley at Oregon State. The Chargers insist Philip Rivers is their quarterback at least until his contract expires in 2016—GM Tom Telesco echoed that statement repeatedly during a predraft press conference last week, which is available on Chargers.com. After that, who knows? The time to start grooming a successor begins now with Mannion.

Round 5

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Pick No. 153: Daryl Williams, OT, Oklahoma

The Chargers have questions on the right side of the offensive line, with Johnnie Troutman at guard and D.J. Fluker at tackle. Pro Football Focus rated Troutman well below his peers, while Fluker has become somewhat of a liability in pass protection.

There was chatter San Diego might kick Fluker inside, but Telesco deterred those rumors at the combine, telling media the plan is to keep the former 11th overall pick at tackle, as ESPN.com's Eric Williams discussed in a February blog post.

Daryl Williams is a former three-year starter at right tackle for Oklahoma, but he may be better-suited to play guard in the NFL, given his run-blocking prowess. San Diego can ill-afford to stick with the same combo on the right side as last season; it clearly didn't work—Rivers was sacked 36 times in 2014 and suffered chest, rib and back injuries.

Round 6

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Pick No. 192: Devante Davis, WR, UNLV

Malcom Floyd is getting older, and when he does retire, the Chargers will need a big target to replace him. Davis is 6'3" and 220 pounds with decent, but not great leaping ability (35 ½-inch vertical jump at the combine). He doesn't have elite speed either, but that didn't hamper his ability to get past defenders and make big plays down the sideline. Davis averaged 17.6 yards per catch in 2014 and 14.8 yards the year before.

On tape, he demonstrates a high level of body control when turning his shoulders to the quarterback, and he pairs that with exceptional tracking skills. Most, if not all, of his highlight grabs came on fades, curls and comeback routes. He'll need to work on expanding his route tree at the next level, but it's a good base for now.

Player combine performances and measurements courtesy of NFL.com.