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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: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 209 lands the Chargers a B-, Gabriel and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Dillon Gabriel slide, and the Chargers were the ones holding the card at the 209th overall pick. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Zabel reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In pick No. 22 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at slot 55 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jack Bech
You do not let a wide receiver like Jack Bech reach the 86th pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Devin Neal
They robbed the room for Devin Neal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Taking Cody Simon in pick 158 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick181 Rnd6 LeQuint Allen
Circle this one: LeQuint Allen at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at Round 6, Pick 23 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at No. 209 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick218 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
No edge and no loss on Cam Jackson in the 218th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They did well to land Tonka Hemingway in the 255th pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.