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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Johnson
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Austin Ekeler
RB
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Head Shot
Terrell Bynum
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Jayson Jones a full 155 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Getting Clark where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They reached a country mile for Jonathon Brooks at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in pick No. 72 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Braelon Allen in the 108th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at pick 145 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jordan Burch
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Burch at the 186th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jayson Jones
A wild overpay on Jayson Jones in pick No. 214, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in Round 6, Pick 41 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.
Pick218 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at slot 218 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They left a pile of value on the table to take J.J. Weaver this early at the Round 7 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They let De'Corian Clark come to them and pounced at pick 229. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Isaiah Davis. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.