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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAC)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LAC)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LAC)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DEN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 37: the Chargers steal Styles and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Sonny Styles had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Chargers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 25 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
James Pearce Jr. in slot 57 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 122 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
Somehow Kaleb Johnson was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 161st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick175 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They robbed the room for Sonny Styles here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
No edge and no loss on Bryce Foster in the 180th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick201 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at Round 6, Pick 26 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick No. 214 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick224 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Luke Lachey. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Mason Taylor
They talked themselves into Mason Taylor at No. 252, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.