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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers robbed the room for Neal. Final grade: B.

Somebody in No. 220 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chargers sat still while Devin Neal, the No. 84 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The cost of the Caldwell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 22 they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Booker at slot 55 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sai'vion Jones
They talked themselves into Sai'vion Jones at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
The board fumbled Mason Taylor all the way to pick 124, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick159 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Steal is underselling it; Malachi Moore at the 159th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jonah Monheim in the 177th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in No. 183 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at Round 6, Pick 23 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick215 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Somehow Damien Martinez was still sitting there in slot 215, and they pounced on premier running back value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Devin Neal
You do not let a running back like Devin Neal reach the 220th overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jamaree Caldwell well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.