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2025 Chargers Draft

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LAC)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LAC)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (LAC)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Players Gained
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Tim Patrick
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA FutureB
Grand theft in slot 174: the Chargers steal Judkins and grade out a B+.

The Chargers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Quinshon Judkins, the No. 70 name on the board, in pick No. 174. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Reaching for Monheim left real value on the table behind him.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 26 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
The board fumbled Omarion Hampton all the way to Round 2, Pick 28, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A clean, defensible pick in pick 86 with a little surplus value in Mason Taylor. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick100 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in the 100th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at the 123rd overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in slot 131 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick135 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick No. 157 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick174 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 James Burnip
Value with a capital V on James Burnip in the 179th pick, a genuine coup. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick188 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 188 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick194 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at No. 194 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
The board had Jason Marshall Jr. higher than pick No. 208, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A tidy bit of business in the 213th overall pick, where Jack Kiser graded well above the range. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick218 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in Round 7, Pick 2 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Karene Reid in slot 243 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick253 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Roc Taylor in pick 253, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.