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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 71 picks early on Jalen McLeod, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The Alexander value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 22 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 55 with a little surplus value in Harold Fannin Jr.. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They went early on Dylan Fairchild in Round 3, Pick 22, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jalen McLeod
A real head-scratcher, Jalen McLeod in the 124th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Nice patience on Jonah Monheim, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick 177 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick183 Rnd6 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in slot 183 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey at Round 6, Pick 23 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick215 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick No. 220 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at No. 253 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.