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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LAC)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (SEA)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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DK Metcalf
WR
Players traded away
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Joey Bosa
LB
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Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chargers turned the phones into found money: B.

The tape said wait; the Chargers did not. Ethan Downs went at the 177th overall pick, a good 90 picks before the board was ready.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Reid falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In the 22nd overall pick they get a three-down runner, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reach for Tate Ratledge in slot 55; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Good price on Terrance Ferguson in Round 4, Pick 23, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137 Rnd4 Nick Nash
They paid sticker price for Nick Nash in pick 137, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They paid up for JJ Pegues at the 159th pick when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cobee Bryant in the 183rd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Upton Stout at Round 6, Pick 9. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick201 Rnd6 Karene Reid
Karene Reid slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick215 Rnd6 CJ West
A clean, defensible pick in pick 215 with a little surplus value in CJ West. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
A real head-scratcher, Cooper Mays in No. 220 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Brady Cook
They liked Brady Cook enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 253. The roster fit checks out.