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  • DKDan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

The tape said wait; the Chargers did not. Cam Horsley went at Round 5, Pick 20, a good 58 picks before the board was ready.

On value alone, Tuten makes the weekend a net positive. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
In the 22nd pick they get a security blanket over the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at slot 55 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones in Round 3, Pick 22 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in pick 124 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley in the 159th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs at pick No. 177 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Alijah Huzzie
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Alijah Huzzie well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick201 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Somehow Bhayshul Tuten was still sitting there in the 201st pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Karene Reid
Taking Karene Reid in No. 215 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick220 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
A reach on Zeek Biggers in the 220th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick253 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
Steal is underselling it; LaJohntay Wester at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.