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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LAC)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (LAC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Players Gained
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Zach Charbonnet
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureA+
The Chargers let Ford fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

Call it larceny. Jaylan Ford sat on the board until the 223rd overall pick, and the Chargers did not need to be asked twice. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Nugent reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Zach Charbonnet pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick No. 16 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
The board had cheaper options than Kris Jenkins at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at the 71st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in No. 78 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in slot 106, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Value with a capital V on Josh Newton in pick 137, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
No edge and no loss on Nelson Ceaser in the 139th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
They will replay Mason McCormick at Round 6, Pick 8 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at No. 188 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
They barely believed it either: Jaylan Ford still on the board at slot 223. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick256 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A slide stopped in pick 256, with LaDarius Henderson worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.