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Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Chargers get a C+.

The Chargers put a flag in the ground for Steven Parker, 153 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the 22nd pick they get a bendy edge with upside, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Deone Walker
They jumped the gun on Deone Walker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tyler Batty
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Batty this early at the 125th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick158 Rnd5 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers at Round 5, Pick 20 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
They reached a country mile for Barryn Sorrell at No. 181, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199 Rnd6 Phillip Webb
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Phillip Webb well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Steven Parker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Steven Parker in pick 209, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at No. 214 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver in the 218th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A big swing on J.J. Weaver at slot 255, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.