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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darren Waller
TE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chargers a B+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Taulia Tagovailoa at pick 253, a reach of 37 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Dixon steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The phones were where this weekend was really won. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 8th overall pick they get a true top target at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick43 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell slid further than he should have, and pick No. 43 is lovely value for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick47 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick 47 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson slipping to slot 69 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in No. 105 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at Round 4, Pick 10 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick140 Rnd5 James Williams
A quiet steal in pick No. 140: James Williams for less than the market said. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick143 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A tidy bit of business in slot 143, where Chau Smith-Wade graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 AJ Barner
They read the board right and AJ Barner was the payoff at the 181st overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the 225th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at No. 253 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.