David Droegemeier · Apr 8, 2026
In his three-round Chargers mock for the 2026 draft, Drogemeyer took Washington WR Denzel Boston in the first round (at the Chargers' No. 22 slot), Michigan edge Derek Moore in the second, and Iowa State tackle-turned-guard Jennings Dunker in the third. He also said Cole Strange is currently the Chargers' starting right guard.
“And I'm going with the big bodied Denzel Boston from Washington.”
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4 checkable claims from this
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
Denzel Boston to be picked “first round (Chargers at No. 22)” (picks 1–32)
“in the first round, we're gonna give you some interesting options including me going with a wide receiver in the first round. And I'm going with the big bodied Denzel Boston from Washington.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Denzel Boston
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 39
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- first round (Chargers at No. 22) (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Gennings Dunker to be picked “third round” (picks 65–96)
“we wanted to look in round three... It's Jennings Dunker.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Gennings Dunker
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 96
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- third round (picks 65–96)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Derek Moore to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)
“Today, I went with Derek Moore, the edge rusher from Michigan. (second round pick in the mock)”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Derek Moore
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart
“you could feel pretty strongly that Cole Strange is gonna be your starting right guard at least as of right now”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.