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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Brant Kuithe at pick 158 will need to, sitting 79 spots clear of his grade. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Hill where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 22 they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
A premium they did not need to pay, Kyle Kennard a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Burch at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Antwaun Powell-Ryland well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158 Rnd5 Brant Kuithe
A wild overpay on Brant Kuithe in Round 5, Pick 20, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
Circle this one: Tommi Hill at the 181st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai in the 199th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Shemar James
This one needs a full-page explanation: Shemar James in the 209th overall pick, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick214 Rnd6 Sam Brown
Sam Brown at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock is a better player than No. 218 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick255 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
They reached a country mile for Barryn Sorrell at slot 255, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.