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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LAC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (LAC)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Craig Woodson
S California
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PHI)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PHI)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (PHI)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Players traded away
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Joey Bosa
LB
Head Shot
Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers cashed the board's mistake on Sampson: C-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dylan Sampson, the No. 65 name on the board, stolen at Round 4, Pick 28. The final tally is a middling C-.

If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 23 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson at slot 55 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Harold Fannin Jr. at pick No. 62. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A slide stopped in pick 86, with Jayden Higgins worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They paid sticker price for Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 23, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at the 129th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick159 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 159th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A reach for Willie Lampkin in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in Round 5, Pick 38 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at the 181st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in slot 183 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
The board had Craig Woodson higher than No. 220, and the safety fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick253 Rnd7 Kai Kroeger
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kai Kroeger in pick No. 253, miles early. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.