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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers let Harris fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

When a board-topper like Tre Harris slides to slot 86, you do not overthink it, and the Chargers did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Matavao reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at No. 55 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 86th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at Round 5, Pick 20 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at slot 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick199 Rnd6 Woody Marks
A slide stopped in the 199th pick, with Woody Marks worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A quiet steal in pick 209: Jay Higgins for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick214 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nazir Stackhouse in the 214th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick256 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
A reach for Moliki Matavao in pick 256; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.