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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAC)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Quentin Johnston
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers bled value on every deal, hence the C-.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 92 picks early on Dayon Hayes, and the board is going to hold them to it. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bryant. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

If Omarion Hampton and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In pick No. 22 they get an every-down engine for the run game, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at the 55th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in the 86th pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. slipping to No. 118 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick124 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at Round 4, Pick 23 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
They paid up for Tyler Cooper at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Seth McLaughlin. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick183 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They will replay Oronde Gadsden II at Round 6, Pick 5 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 195 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick201 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at pick 201 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
Circle this one: Pat Bryant at No. 215 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the 220th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
The board fumbled Alijah Huzzie all the way to slot 253, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.