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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (GB)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Players Gained
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Drew Dalman
C
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AJ Dillon
RB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Chargers let Rosengarten fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Roger Rosengarten at slot 223 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They are betting McClellan proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at slot 41 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They liked Jackson Powers-Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 43. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the 69th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They read the board right and Mike Sainristil was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A straight-up fair deal on Matt Goncalves at the 106th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon slipping to pick 139 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in No. 183 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at Round 6, Pick 41 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Roger Rosengarten
Somehow Roger Rosengarten was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts at pick No. 256 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.