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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chargers a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but T'Vondre Sweat at the 37th overall pick is 20 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. On value alone, Wilson makes the weekend a net positive.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the Round 1 slot they get a red-zone target to build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A wild overpay on T'Vondre Sweat in No. 37, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the 69th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Roman Wilson in Round 4, Pick 5. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick142 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
They jumped the gun on Darius Robinson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in pick 183 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick226 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
They liked Cody Schrader enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 226. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.