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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chargers would have aced it. Kitan Oladapo at the 111th pick is 43 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The trade work was a quiet net positive. Getting Guyton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 7 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They let Tyler Guyton come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They reached a country mile for Braden Fiske at the 38th pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 69th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ben Sinnott. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kitan Oladapo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kitan Oladapo well ahead of where he belonged. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Jefferson in the 140th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Value said wait; Drake Nugent in slot 181 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in No. 225 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick253 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick No. 253 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Josh Wallace in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.