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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LAC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcus Harris
DL-EDGE Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Aaron Donald
DT
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Luke Goedeke
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chargers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Zion Logue a full 46 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Troy Fautanu. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 37th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 58th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
By-the-book stuff, Blake Corum at pick No. 69 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Nothing to complain about; Jacob Cowing went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick 142 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They reached into another round for Jaylen Harrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204 Rnd6 Zion Logue
Zion Logue in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick226 Rnd7 Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris at the 226th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.