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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAC)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LAC)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (NO)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Erick All
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
J.K. Dobbins
RB
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
LB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Chargers lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

Nobody else had JJ Pegues anywhere near the 124th pick. The Chargers did, by 52 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They banked enough surplus on Gabriel to cover a lot of smaller sins. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 9th overall pick they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
They went early on Xavier Restrepo in No. 49, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick52 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at Round 2, Pick 20 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A reach for Cam Skattebo in slot 86; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
A straight-up fair deal on Terrance Ferguson at pick No. 118, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick 124 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Circle this one: Dillon Gabriel at Round 5, Pick 38 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
They left a pile of value on the table to take Seth McLaughlin this early at the Round 6 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick215 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
They paid sticker price for Theo Wease Jr. in pick 215, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick253 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
Fair-plus on Brandon Adams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.