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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LAC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureF
The Chargers did enough to get by: C+.

The Chargers went off the board in a big way for Evan Anderson, 42 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. The final tally is a middling C+.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

If Malik Nabers and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A wild overpay on Zach Frazier in the 37th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A real head-scratcher, Dominick Puni in slot 69 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Renardo Green
A reach on Renardo Green in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Fair-plus on Nehemiah Pritchett, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They liked Jaylan Ford enough to skip the value, taking him in the 180th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at Round 7, Pick 5 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick253 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Evan Anderson this early at slot 253. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.