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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
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B-.

The Ahmed Hassanein selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 99 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Tuten pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerpiece for the ground game, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board had cheaper options than Tate Ratledge at the 55th pick, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 86 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ahmed Hassanein
They reached into another round for Ahmed Hassanein, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick159 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans slid further than he should have, and the 159th overall pick is lovely value for the tight end. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A straight-up fair deal on JJ Pegues at pick No. 177, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at slot 183 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
You do not let a safety like Jaylen Reed reach the 201st overall pick and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jason Marshall Jr. in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Taking Karene Reid in pick No. 220 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick253 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb slipping to No. 253 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.