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Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LAC)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (LAC)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (JAX)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (IND)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (TEN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Farrell
TE
Head Shot
D.J. Jones
DT
Head Shot
DK Metcalf
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chargers a B+.

The Chargers bet big and early on Akheem Mesidor, 167 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The Gabriel pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at No. 36 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 5 with a little surplus value in Omarion Hampton. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They talked themselves into Jared Wilson at the 86th pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at pick 89 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They let Jordan Phillips come to them and pounced at pick No. 127. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to slot 128, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick159 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in slot 159 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
They will replay Dillon Gabriel at No. 177 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Conner in the 183rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant at pick 187 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Value with a capital V on Cobee Bryant in pick No. 201, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in Round 6, Pick 37 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
A wild overpay on Barryn Sorrell in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
They reached a country mile for Akheem Mesidor at the 223rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at No. 245 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan slipping to the 253rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.