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RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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Chargers 2 1/21/26 pmk

  • Paul1122 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Chargers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 207th pick on Jordan Hall a full 37 spots early. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
They paid a round early for Olaivavega Ioane in pick No. 22, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Good price on Jake Slaughter in slot 55, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalon Kilgore. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in the 126th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh in pick 202 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jordan Hall
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Hall this early at No. 207. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jack Velling
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Velling at Round 7, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jacobe Johnson
They took Jacobe Johnson at par in No. 228, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.