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Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Picks Received
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Picks Traded
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers robbed the room for Winston Jr.. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kevin Winston Jr. got past him. The Chargers do not have to explain a thing at the 177th pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting Webb proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 3, Pick 22 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at pick 124 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
They went early on Oronde Gadsden II in the 128th pick, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick177 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the 177th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jack Kiser. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick201 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West in slot 201 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 215 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A real head-scratcher, Clay Webb in slot 227 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
A conviction pick on Marcus Yarns at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.