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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (WSH)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Chargers let Winston Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

When a board-topper like Kevin Winston Jr. slides to the 159th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Chargers did not. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at the 55th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick86 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
They robbed the room for Azareye'h Thomas here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at Round 4, Pick 23 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 159 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
The board fumbled Jonah Monheim all the way to the 183rd pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at slot 201 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in pick No. 215 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Taking Luke Lachey in slot 220 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jacob Parrish
They barely believed it either: Jacob Parrish still on the board at the Round 7 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.