Mock Draft Picks for the Chargers

There are tons of mock drafts; I've gone through a few to see who the experts have the Chargers taking with the 16th choice. Position wise a whopping six out of ten have the Chargers taking a running back.  No doubt with LTs injury; his contentious contract negotiations and the possible loss of Darren Sproles that makes a certain amount of sense.  Another factor is that after a number of teams filled their need last year; the number of teams ahead of the Chargers in this years draft that need a running back is likely zero; that leaves the best talent at runningback on the board when they pick. 

Still, I'm skeptical for a few reasons.  For all the Sturm & Drang; I think they will reach an agreement with LT; that means they really just need a backup.  AJ has repeatedly said that he thinks they can find good runningbacks in the later rounds.  Beyond that; this is no longer Marty's three yards and a cloud of dust offense; the Chargers don't need an elite runningback to make this offense tick any more.  Anyone who takes a quick look at the offensive and defensive numbers can see the real needs are on the defensive side of the ball.  Matt Wilhelm/Dobbins and Clinton Hart are the prime people that could be upgraded; but we also need to replace Olshansky at defensive end.  Unfortunately there isn't really a great crop of safeties this draft; so to me the best picks for the Chargers are the inside linebackers and defensive tackles.  The position breakdown looks like this:

By Player:

Here are their picks for the Bolts: