20250314

Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (LAC)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (GB)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (GB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Chargers robbed the room for Allen. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like LeQuint Allen slides to Round 6, Pick 22, you do not overthink it, and the Chargers did not.

The Frazier pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They let Xavier Watts come to them and pounced at the 55th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jared Ivey in the 86th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at No. 87 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Steal is underselling it; Devin Neal at pick No. 125 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish at pick 158 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
The board fumbled Tyler Shough all the way to slot 181, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 LeQuint Allen
LeQuint Allen at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in No. 199 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick209 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the 209th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They barely believed it either: Cobee Bryant still on the board at pick 214. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick218 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A tidy little value on Carson Vinson in slot 218, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They robbed the room for Isaac TeSlaa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.