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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Ethan Downs a full 76 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bond. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at Round 2, Pick 23 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at the 86th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Sebastian Castro in pick No. 124, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
A slide stopped in No. 159, with Jonah Monheim worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin at pick 177 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A straight-up fair deal on JJ Pegues at pick 183, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ethan Downs
They reached into another round for Ethan Downs, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
The board had Jack Kiser higher than No. 215, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick220 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A big swing on Seth McLaughlin at Round 7, Pick 2, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
You do not let a running back like Jarquez Hunter reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.