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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
Grand theft in pick No. 225: the Chargers steal Flournoy and grade out a B-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Chargers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Corum reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 11 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid up for T'Vondre Sweat at slot 37 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at Round 3, Pick 5 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at No. 73, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Good price on Jalen McMillan in the 105th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in slot 110 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Value with a capital V on Chau Smith-Wade in the 140th overall pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They took Cornelius Johnson at par in the 181st pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
They will replay Ryan Flournoy at pick 225 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
No edge and no loss on Tyrice Knight in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick253 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau in No. 253 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.