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RUN ON MAR 5, 2026

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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chargers: B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Chargers skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pregnon. They will need Jones to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Value with a capital V on Emmanuel Pregnon in pick 55, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at pick No. 86 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick123 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A conviction pick on Logan Jones at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Josh Moten
They liked Josh Moten enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 202. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.