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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAC)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LAC)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAC)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jaheim Oatis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jaheim Oatis
DT Alabama
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 6 (LAC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thor Griffith
DT Louisville
Ty French Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ty French
DE West Virginia
Preston Stone Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 7 (LAC)
Preston Stone
QB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Jaheim Oatis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jaheim Oatis
DT Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 6 (TEN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (JAX)
David Bailey
DE-EDGE Stanford
Players traded away
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Khalil Mack
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chargers took Ty French at pick 207, roughly 37 spots before his name belonged. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Getting Judkins where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 15 they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick47 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 47th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in Round 3, Pick 15 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick101 Rnd4 Brennan Presley
They reached a country mile for Brennan Presley at pick 101, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Clay Webb
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Clay Webb in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd5 Jaheim Oatis
They paid a round early for Jaheim Oatis in slot 133, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
Circle this one: Bryson Nesbit at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd6 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 165th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
The board had cheaper options than Thor Griffith at pick No. 175, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick207 Rnd7 Ty French
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ty French in pick 207, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd7 Preston Stone
A tidy bit of business in slot 209, where Preston Stone graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.