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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers won the night they stopped Flournoy from sliding. Grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Ryan Flournoy sat on the board until No. 225, and the Chargers did not need to be asked twice.

Every board in the league had Watson lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
By-the-book stuff, Joe Alt at slot 5 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry slipping to the 37th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Fair-plus on Ja'Lynn Polk, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at pick No. 105 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They took Braelon Allen at par in the 110th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Ainias Smith at Round 5, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ryan Flournoy in pick 225, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Trente Jones
Trente Jones at the Round 7 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.