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Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAC)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LAC)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAC)
Rasheem Biles
LB Texas
Brice Pollock Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brice Pollock
CB Texas Tech
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAC)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Austin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Austin Simmons
QB Missouri
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dashawn Spears
CB LSU
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Faletau Satuala Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Faletau Satuala
S BYU
Zereoue Williams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zereoue Williams
OT Utah
Eli Finley Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LAC)
Eli Finley
TE Louisiana Tech
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LAC)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (LAC)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (LAC)
Justice Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Carlos Hernandez Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAC)
Carlos Hernandez
WR Wake Forest
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Rasheem Biles
LB Texas
Brice Pollock Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brice Pollock
CB Texas Tech
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (SEA)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dashawn Spears
CB LSU
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CLE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Faletau Satuala Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CLE)
Faletau Satuala
S BYU
Eli Finley Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SEA)
Eli Finley
TE Louisiana Tech
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (SEA)
Justice Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Carson Schwesinger
LB
Head Shot
Jared Verse
DE
Head Shot
Denzel Ward
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Amar Johnson
RB
Head Shot
Bud Dupree
LB
Head Shot
Derius Davis
WR
Head Shot
Donte Jackson
CB
Head Shot
Elijah Molden
CB
Head Shot
Junior Colson
LB
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
LB
Head Shot
Myles Adams
DT
Head Shot
Quentin Johnston
WR
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
Grand theft in the 101st pick: the Chargers steal Johnson and grade out a C.

You could see the war room lean forward. Greg Johnson at slot 101 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

Reaching for Thompson left real value on the table behind him. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In the 18th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Will Echoles in the 33rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Kenyatta Jackson Jr. at pick No. 50 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick62 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like A'Mauri Washington reach slot 62 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Taking Kade Pieper in No. 65 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles in pick 82 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brice Pollock
Good price on Brice Pollock in Round 3, Pick 30, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Greg Johnson in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Austin Simmons
Austin Simmons in the 102nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dashawn Spears
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dashawn Spears. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
They will replay Bear Alexander at slot 119 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Faletau Satuala
No edge and no loss on Faletau Satuala in pick No. 123; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick134 Rnd4 Zereoue Williams
Zereoue Williams at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick135 Rnd4 Eli Finley
They paid up for Eli Finley at Round 4, Pick 34 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kemari Copeland
A wild overpay on Kemari Copeland in the 140th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
A straight-up fair deal on Earnest Greene III at No. 161, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Chris Marshall
Nice patience on Chris Marshall, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
They barely believed it either: Jayden Jackson still on the board at slot 176. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick178 Rnd5 Justice Haynes
Justice Haynes at No. 178 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Carlos Hernandez
No drama and no debate, Carlos Hernandez went about where he belonged in pick No. 195. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson in pick 235 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.