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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
DB Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LAC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LAC)
Beau Brade
DB Maryland
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LAC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAC)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B-.

The Joshua Gray pick is the one that will follow the Chargers into the fall. They took him 35 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that McKinstry is a bad player; it is that the Chargers had louder needs to answer first. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went defensive back with Kool-Aid McKinstry while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots sat open.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the 44th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A premium they did not need to pay, TreVeyon Henderson a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick112 Rnd4 Beau Brade
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 112 on Beau Brade with interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots unsolved.
Pick149 Rnd5 Devontez Walker
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They reached into another round for Joshua Gray, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Theo Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Theo Johnson at the 233rd overall pick, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.