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Draft Selections
Colin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Colin Simmons
LB-EDGE Texas
A.J. Holmes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
A.J. Holmes Jr.
DL Texas Tech
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAC)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Chris Peal Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAC)
Chris Peal
CB Syracuse
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAC)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAC)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Collin Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LAC)
Collin Dixon
WR Illinois
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Chargers left quarterback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Holmes Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Colin Simmons
In the 1st pick they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 A.J. Holmes Jr.
They paid up for A.J. Holmes Jr. at Round 2, Pick 1 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at slot 65 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Chris Peal
By-the-book stuff, Chris Peal at pick 100 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Evan Tengesdahl
Fair-plus on Evan Tengesdahl, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney at pick No. 140 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Mateen Ibirogba
Mateen Ibirogba in the 195th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Collin Dixon
Collin Dixon at No. 235 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.