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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcus Harris
DL-EDGE Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Board
LB
Head Shot
DaVon Hamilton
DT
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Chargers worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Chargers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Booker proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Good price on Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the 69th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
No edge and no loss on Dominick Puni in the 105th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Austin Booker
They paid a round early for Austin Booker in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
A slide stopped in pick 142, with Cole Bishop worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick183 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Curtis Jacobs in slot 183. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Marcus Harris
They paid sticker price for Marcus Harris in pick No. 226, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.