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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LAC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LAC)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (LAC)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (TB)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (TB)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chargers: B-.

The Chargers torched the value chart for Jonah Monheim, taking him 43 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Ransom at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

The dealing was even money, start to finish.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Mason Graham
A slide stopped in the 21st pick, with Mason Graham worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick53 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
The board had cheaper options than Colston Loveland at No. 53, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Domani Jackson
A tidy bit of business in the 85th overall pick, where Domani Jackson graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at pick 123 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick158 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175 Rnd5 Davin Vann
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Davin Vann. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
You do not let a safety like Lathan Ransom reach Round 6, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III is a better player than pick 196 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick213 Rnd6 Quinn Carroll
They barely believed it either: Quinn Carroll still on the board at the Round 6 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick218 Rnd7 Kyle McCord
The board had Kyle McCord higher than No. 218, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick236 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
They let Kyren Lacy come to them and pounced at the 236th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick250 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at slot 250 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.