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RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LAC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LAC)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD
The Chargers turned the phones into found money: B.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Chargers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That Wheatley pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 22 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
By-the-book stuff, Olaivavega Ioane at slot 34 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Nothing to complain about; Jake Slaughter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zakee Wheatley in the 86th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick123 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
They jumped the gun on Skyler Gill-Howard, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 David Oke
They took David Oke at par in Round 5, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
They did well to land Thaddeus Dixon in the 185th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at pick 202 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 London Humphreys
London Humphreys in pick 223 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.