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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LAC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (GB)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Colby Wooden
DT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chargers let Simon fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cody Simon had no business being available in No. 199, and the Chargers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Frazier pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 30th pick they get a red-zone target to build around at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 55th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
A clean, defensible pick in pick 62 with a little surplus value in TreVeyon Henderson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 22 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
A reach for Ashton Gillotte in slot 87; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Circle this one: Ozzy Trapilo at No. 125 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick158 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tommi Hill in pick No. 158. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at slot 199 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick209 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They talked themselves into Miles Frazier at pick No. 209, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson at No. 214 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac TeSlaa. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Brady Cook
They liked Brady Cook enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 39. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.