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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CLE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CLE)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dillon Radunz
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brenden Jaimes
C
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chargers a B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Chargers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. No fireworks, but a solid B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Wright lower, and that gap is the story. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Dillon Radunz gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In slot 7 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach on Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They left a pile of value on the table to take T'Vondre Sweat this early at pick No. 38. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They took Junior Colson at par in Round 3, Pick 5, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick106 Rnd4 DJ James
They went early on DJ James in No. 106, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A real head-scratcher, Jaylen Wright in the 139th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the 183rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick205 Rnd6 Christian Jones
No edge and no loss on Christian Jones in pick 205; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A straight-up fair deal on Joshua Cephus at Round 7, Pick 36, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.