Some Christmas magic came a little bit later than the Chargers expected but nonetheless, Week 18 of the NFL season brought with it some good tidings.
After an unexpected win by the Giants the Chargers are now in sole possession of the fifth pick in this year’s NFL draft. With New York facing the Eagles, it was understandably assumed they’d lose to the defending NFC Champions en route to a matching 5-12 record with the Chargers. After improving the 6-11, the Giants dropped just below the Chargers to the sixth pick.
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One spot in the draft may not sound like much to the casual fan, but to us draft fanatics, it means a higher chance at a franchise-transforming player, or at least a better chance at trading back and still acquiring a blue-chip player along with stacking up more draft capital.