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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 218: the Chargers steal Fitzgerald and grade out a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 108 name on the board, stolen at pick 218. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will need Webb to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 22 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach slot 55 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Value said wait; Jordan Burch in the 86th overall pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They took Jaeden Roberts at par in Round 5, Pick 20, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at No. 179 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Taking Cody Simon in the 197th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick208 Rnd6 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb in pick 208 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 213 is the definition of value, full stop. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick218 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald at slot 218 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick253 Rnd7 James Burnip
Steal is underselling it; James Burnip at pick No. 253 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.