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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
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 Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers let Alexander fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Darius Alexander sat on the board until pick 177, and the Chargers did not need to be asked twice.

The Webb reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick 22 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 55. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the 86th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Circle this one: Mason Taylor at Round 4, Pick 23 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at slot 159 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in the 183rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Kiser at No. 201, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick215 Rnd6 CJ West
No edge and no loss on CJ West in the 215th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Clay Webb
This one needs a full-page explanation: Clay Webb in pick 220, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns in slot 253 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.