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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Chargers spent No. 208 on Jamaree Caldwell, a name the board had a full 77 spots lower.

The Mondon Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 25 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, a steep price for the projection.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the 57th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They paid sticker price for Jake Majors in pick 89, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick No. 126 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 160 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick180 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Nwankpa at the 180th pick, and it noticed. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick200 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They barely believed it either: Dont'e Thornton Jr. still on the board at pick 200. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in the 208th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Deion Burks
They reached into another round for Deion Burks, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick218 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Miles Frazier in slot 218. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Taking Jake Briningstool in the 252nd pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.