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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
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

The Chargers torched the value chart for Cody Schrader, taking him 54 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 5th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A real head-scratcher, T'Vondre Sweat in No. 37 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Nothing to complain about; Jackson Powers-Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Fair-plus on Donovan Edwards, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick142 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in slot 142 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick183 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at pick 183 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Value said wait; Carson Steele in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.