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20250224 - Defense Focused

Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LAC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (SF)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (SF)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Chargers let Pegues fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: JJ Pegues, the Round 6 slot, roughly 28 picks past where he belonged.

If Yarns pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 30 they get a wrecking ball inside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte in No. 55 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zy Alexander in slot 62. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba is a better player than pick No. 86 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
A reach on Kyren Lacy in the 124th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick138 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
They paid sticker price for Oronde Gadsden II in the 138th pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick159 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at Round 5, Pick 20 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They let Cobee Bryant come to them and pounced at the 201st pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Circle this one: JJ Pegues at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns at the 220th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.