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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chargers for Green: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Chargers should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

The Green value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Budda Baker gives the group a proven body among the projects.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They did well to land Adonai Mitchell in pick 35, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
By-the-book stuff, Kamari Lassiter at the 37th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
The board had Mike Sainristil higher than pick No. 66, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at No. 69 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They took Sedrick Van Pran at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Renardo Green at pick No. 105 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick110 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A quiet steal in pick 140: Isaac Guerendo for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 181 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick225 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Garret Greenfield at Round 7, Pick 5 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at the 253rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.