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Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (LAC)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
LB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chargers took Akheem Mesidor at slot 255, roughly 133 spots before his name belonged.

That Carter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 25th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Value with a capital V on Tyleik Williams in pick 55, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They read the board right and Tate Ratledge was the payoff at pick No. 86. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Majors at No. 124 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tyler Batty
Value said wait; Tyler Batty in the 127th pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Taking Nick Nash in Round 5, Pick 38 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to the 183rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick201 Rnd6 Barrett Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 201 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick215 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A slide stopped in No. 215, with Luke Lachey worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
You do not let a running back like Kalel Mullings reach pick 220 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Bryson Eason
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryson Eason well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at the 255th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.