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Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAC)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LAC)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAC)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Anthonie Knapp Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAC)
Anthonie Knapp
OG Notre Dame
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dashawn Spears
CB LSU
Peter Clarke Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Peter Clarke
TE Temple
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LAC)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Anthony Evans III
WR Mississippi State
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LAC)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
Desmeal Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LAC)
Desmeal Leigh
OT Youngstown State
Kam Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kam Franklin
DE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Anthonie Knapp Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Anthonie Knapp
OG Notre Dame
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dashawn Spears
CB LSU
Peter Clarke Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
Peter Clarke
TE Temple
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (GB)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Players Gained
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Carson Schwesinger
LB
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Jared Verse
DE
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Denzel Ward
CB
Players traded away
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Derius Davis
WR
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Kimani Vidal
RB
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Quentin Johnston
WR
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Rashawn Slater
OT
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Theo Wease Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Johnson: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Greg Johnson slide, and the Chargers were the ones holding the card at slot 102. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

They are betting Heldt proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In No. 18 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Heldt
They paid up for Will Heldt at Round 2, Pick 1 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jadan Baugh
Jadan Baugh at pick 42 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick50 Rnd2 David Stone
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like David Stone reach the 50th pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Princewill Umanmielen
By-the-book stuff, Princewill Umanmielen at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Anthonie Knapp
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Anthonie Knapp. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Circle this one: Kade Pieper at the 82nd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Greg Johnson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Greg Johnson in pick No. 102, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dashawn Spears
A straight-up fair deal on Dashawn Spears at slot 115, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Peter Clarke
Peter Clarke in No. 122 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
They paid sticker price for DJ McKinney in pick 134, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Anthony Evans III
Nothing to complain about; Anthony Evans III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Drake Lindsey
Drake Lindsey at the 175th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 Desmeal Leigh
They read the board right and Desmeal Leigh was the payoff at the 194th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Kam Franklin
They did well to land Kam Franklin in pick No. 237, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.