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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAC)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LAC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
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Justin Reid
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Jonah Williams
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Chargers let Jones fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chargers sat still while Sheridan Jones, the No. 219 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

The Barrett reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The veteran additions, Jonah Williams chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick 32 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A clean, defensible pick in No. 37 with a little surplus value in Ladd McConkey. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick41 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick88 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick No. 88 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They took Khyree Jackson at par in the 90th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in the 105th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at slot 110 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Nothing to complain about; Jarrian Jones went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
No drama and no debate, Jordan Jefferson went about where he belonged in No. 181. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylan Ford at Round 6, Pick 27, value and slot in agreement. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick225 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They went early on Michael Barrett in slot 225, and the value did not follow. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick253 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Sheridan Jones in the 253rd overall pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.