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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somebody in the 208th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chargers sat still while Nicholas Singleton, the No. 97 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Majors pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 22nd pick they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They let Tyler Warren come to them and pounced at pick No. 55. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They paid a round early for Jake Majors in Round 3, Pick 22, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo slipping to the 123rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick179 Rnd6 Rod Moore
You do not let a safety like Rod Moore reach pick 179 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick197 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 197 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick208 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in slot 208 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick213 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A straight-up fair deal on Miles Frazier at slot 213, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick218 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Nothing to complain about; Seth McLaughlin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A tight end of that caliber at No. 253 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.