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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

The Ahmed Hassanein pick is the one that will follow the Chargers into the fall. They took him 99 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Nash falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 22 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They liked Tate Ratledge enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at No. 77 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A slide stopped in the 86th pick, with Jayden Higgins worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A clean, defensible pick in slot 105 with a little surplus value in Cam Skattebo. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ahmed Hassanein
Value said wait; Ahmed Hassanein in Round 4, Pick 23 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at Round 5, Pick 20 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
They read the board right and Jake Briningstool was the payoff at the 177th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at the 183rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in No. 201 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley at pick No. 215 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jackson Hawes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick253 Rnd7 Nick Martin
They went early on Nick Martin in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.