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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LAC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Picks Received
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: David Walker, 64 picks early at Round 4, Pick 7. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Fortune. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In pick 22 they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him.
Pick56 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
A tidy little value on Harold Fannin Jr. in pick No. 56, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jack Bech
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jack Bech in No. 86. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 David Walker
A big swing on David Walker at the 108th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cody Simon
They liked Cody Simon enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick159 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Taking O'Donnell Fortune in the 159th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A reach for Cobee Bryant in pick No. 177; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at slot 183 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick201 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 201 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick215 Rnd6 CJ West
A straight-up fair deal on CJ West at the 215th pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at the 220th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Fair-plus on Marcus Yarns, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.