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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers robbed the room for Judkins. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Quinshon Judkins sat on the board until slot 124, and the Chargers did not need to be asked twice. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Taylor has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 22 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at pick No. 55 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jackson in the 86th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in No. 124 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Taking Jared Wilson in the 159th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at pick 177 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in Round 6, Pick 5 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Luke Lachey in slot 215, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
Steal is underselling it; DJ Giddens at pick 220 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in Round 7, Pick 35 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.