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RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (LAC)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CHI)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Gervarrius Owens
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
Lew should have been long gone. The Chargers pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Connor Lew got past him. The Chargers do not have to explain a thing at the Round 3 slot. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 22 they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 25 with a little surplus value in Jake Slaughter. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in pick 86 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
By-the-book stuff, Keylan Rutledge at slot 123 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick202 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at the 202nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ricardo Hallman in No. 239. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.