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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 3, Pick 5 lands the Chargers a B, McKinstry and all.

Somebody in pick No. 69 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chargers sat still while Kool-Aid McKinstry, the No. 19 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick No. 5 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value.
Pick37 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Circle this one: Rome Odunze at the 37th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Taking Kool-Aid McKinstry in slot 69 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick 105 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
A tidy bit of business in No. 183, where Kitan Oladapo graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick226 Rnd7 Omar Speights
They will replay Omar Speights at Round 7, Pick 6 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.