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Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Trey Wedig a full 84 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Landing Henderson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Will Johnson
The board had Will Johnson higher than the Round 1 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick55 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
They paid sticker price for Bradyn Swinson in the 55th pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at No. 86. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in Round 4, Pick 23 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at pick 158 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 CJ West
No edge and no loss on CJ West in slot 181; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick199 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A clean, defensible pick in the 199th overall pick with a little surplus value in Oronde Gadsden II. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins slid further than he should have, and pick 209 is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick214 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
They reached into another round for Isaac TeSlaa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick256 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
A wild overpay on Trey Wedig in pick No. 256, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.