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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAR)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Edwards: A-.

When a board-topper like Daijun Edwards slides to the 225th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Chargers did not.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Reed has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in the 19th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They let Troy Fautanu come to them and pounced at pick No. 37. It fills a real need, too.
Pick52 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at slot 52 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Circle this one: Jermaine Burton at pick 69 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at No. 105 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis at Round 4, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
No edge and no loss on Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jha'Quan Jackson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Daijun Edwards
A running back of that caliber at pick 225 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick253 Rnd7 Austin Reed
They reached into another round for Austin Reed, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.