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Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chargers: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chargers shredded theirs for Francisco Mauigoa. He came off 83 spots early, and the room will hear about it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Shough. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick 22 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Mason Taylor
They reached into another round for Mason Taylor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Circle this one: Quinshon Judkins at No. 86 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick159 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at slot 159 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 177th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
The board fumbled Kalel Mullings all the way to slot 183, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco Mauigoa at Round 6, Pick 23 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Somehow Tyler Shough was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at pick 220 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick253 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Steal is underselling it; Teddye Buchanan at pick No. 253 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.