How do the Denver Broncos’ drafts compare to the AFC West?
By Andrew Wade
Los Angeles Chargers
Going into this analysis, I had a feeling the Chargers were going to end up on the bottom. My gut feeling was right.
After reviewing their last seven draft classes, they have found the least amount of starters, most day one and two busts, and the least amount of day three impact players.
With that said, Los Angeles is showing improvement in the last three drafts. Joey Bosa, Hunter Henry, Desmond King, Melvin Gordan and Denzel Perryman are all draftees from the last three years.
There is still hope for a few more impact players from the 2017 draft class. Mike Williams (1st round) and Forrest Lamp (2nd round) were great picks at the time but were out most of the year with injuries.
There is no need to harp on the Chargers lack of success drafting impact talent. Here is the breakdown of their draft work. Four elite starters (Bosa, Melvin Gordan, Keenan Allen, and Melvin Ingram), seven solid starters, ten day one and two busts, and three day three impact players.
It’s starting to make sense why the Chargers have one playoff appearance in the last nine years.