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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAC)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAC)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAC)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LAC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (JAX)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TEN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Nathan Peterman
QB
Players traded away
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Alohi Gilman
S
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Amen Ogbongbemiga
LB
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Andrew Farmer
LB
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Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
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Austin Ekeler
RB
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Donald Parham Jr.
TE
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Gerald Everett
TE
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Ja'Sir Taylor
CB
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Keenan Allen
WR
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Kenneth Murray Jr.
LB
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
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Michael Davis
CB
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Rashawn Slater
OT
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Will Clapp
C
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Dobbs reach set a tone the Chargers could not shake: F.

The Jacob Dobbs selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 180 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with quarterback still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 6th pick they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JC Latham. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick22 Rnd1 Javon Bullard
In pick No. 22 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. More want than need.
Pick26 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In slot 26 they get the heartbeat of the defense, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at No. 33 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They read the board right and Adonai Mitchell was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 7. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They paid a round early for Jonathon Brooks in the 46th pick, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jackson Powers-Johnson a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at Round 3, Pick 9 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 D.J. James
Nothing to complain about; D.J. James went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at No. 110 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cade Stover
They did well to land Cade Stover in the 143rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
They paid sticker price for Ajani Cornelius in pick 179, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in slot 184 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jacob Dobbs well ahead of where he belonged. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in Round 7, Pick 13 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.