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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

Some picks age like wine; AJ Barner at the 139th overall pick will need to, sitting 21 spots clear of his grade. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Hadden pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu at No. 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at Round 2, Pick 6 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A reach for Kris Abrams-Draine in the 69th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 106 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick139 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They talked themselves into AJ Barner at pick No. 139, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They paid a round early for Jaylan Ford in slot 183, more than the board wanted. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 184 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A real head-scratcher, LaDarius Henderson in pick 223 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker at the 256th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.