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Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chargers shredded theirs for Jamaree Caldwell. He came off 79 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That Reed pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
In pick 22 they get a red-zone target to build around at fair value.
Pick55 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at Round 3, Pick 22 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They did well to land Anthony Belton in the 124th pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Damien Martinez. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Steal is underselling it; Mitchell Evans at pick No. 177 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Value said wait; Jordan Hancock in pick No. 183 says they were not listening. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick201 Rnd6 Kyle Monangai
They paid sticker price for Kyle Monangai in slot 201, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They robbed the room for Jaylen Reed here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick220 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Seth McLaughlin well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at Round 7, Pick 35 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.