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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Joey Bosa
LB
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Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

Some picks age like wine; Ethan Downs at the 177th overall pick will need to, sitting 90 spots clear of his grade.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Getting Tuten where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In No. 22 they get a security blanket over the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A tidy bit of business in the 55th overall pick, where Kaleb Johnson graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick No. 81 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in pick 124 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at Round 5, Pick 15 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick159 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd5 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs at Round 5, Pick 38 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
They robbed the room for Bhayshul Tuten here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cam Horsley
A reach for Cam Horsley in No. 201; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Nice patience on Jack Kiser, who had no business lasting to pick No. 215. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick220 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at slot 220 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A quiet steal in pick 253: Donovan Smith for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.