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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Dayon Hayes a full 113 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The Allen pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They went early on Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick 55, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Terrance Ferguson
They talked themselves into Terrance Ferguson at No. 86, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at slot 159 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at pick No. 177 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dayon Hayes in the 183rd pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick201 Rnd6 LeQuint Allen
Taking LeQuint Allen in the 201st overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick215 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick220 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the 220th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold in No. 253 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.