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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 171 picks early on Dayon Hayes, and the board is going to hold them to it. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Hit on Kenneth Grant and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 22 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in No. 55 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Seth McLaughlin
Value said wait; Seth McLaughlin in slot 86 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at Round 4, Pick 23 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Nick Nash
The board had Nick Nash higher than the 158th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
They barely believed it either: Raheim Sanders still on the board at the 181st overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in No. 199 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They reached a country mile for Miles Frazier at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
A slide stopped in slot 214, with R.J. Mickens worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 218th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.