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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LAC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LAC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers cashed the board's mistake on Hart: B-.

The Chargers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cam Hart fell into Round 7, Pick 13.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Nugent has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 12th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss in No. 44 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick 76 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Melton
The board had Max Melton higher than pick No. 112, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at the Round 5 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Steal is underselling it; Ainias Smith at Round 6, Pick 15 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Cam Hart
They will replay Cam Hart at slot 233 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.