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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAC)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Draft Picks Received
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (GB)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NO)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Bilal Nichols
DT
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T.J. Slaton
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alohi Gilman
S
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Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
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Austin Ekeler
RB
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Donald Parham Jr.
TE
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Ja'Sir Taylor
CB
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
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Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Chargers went off-script early, and it cost them a F.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jacob Dobbs at pick 191 is 216 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. That Puni pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The Chargers paired the rookies with proven help, T.J. Slaton leading the way.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu in the 6th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick19 Rnd1 Javon Bullard
In pick No. 19 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick22 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 22nd pick they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 26 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Fair-plus on Edgerrin Cooper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick39 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter in Round 2, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
A big swing on Jonathon Brooks at slot 40, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Good price on Byron Murphy II in the 70th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni is a better player than No. 106 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Roman Wilson at pick 111, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They went early on Cade Stover in the 122nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
No drama and no debate, Jordan Travis went about where he belonged in pick No. 136. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They reached a country mile for Ainias Smith at Round 5, Pick 7, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick184 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
A reach on Darius Robinson in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jacob Dobbs
They reached into another round for Jacob Dobbs, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick227 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at pick No. 227 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaden Shirden
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaden Shirden in the 240th pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.