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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chargers a B-.

Nobody had Michael Barrett this high, and it is not close. The Chargers reached 83 spots to get him at Round 4, Pick 6.

Watts at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 5th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick No. 37 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in slot 69 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Michael Barrett
They reached a country mile for Michael Barrett at pick 106, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick139 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
A premium they did not need to pay, Drake Nugent a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick183 Rnd6 AJ Barner
A real head-scratcher, AJ Barner in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trevor Keegan this early at No. 223. It fills a real need, too.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts at pick 256 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.