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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers cashed the board's mistake on Schwesinger: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Carson Schwesinger had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Chargers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If Prather pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Fair-plus on Kenneth Grant, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick55 Rnd2 Gunnar Helm
They jumped the gun on Gunnar Helm, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cam Skattebo. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in Round 4, Pick 23 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Somehow Carson Schwesinger was still sitting there in No. 159, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 177 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 183rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in pick No. 201 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick215 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at pick No. 215 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at the 220th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick253 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.