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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
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Tyreem Powell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tyreem Powell
LB Rutgers
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Chargers reached some 96 spots for Dayon Hayes, and value like that does not grow back. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Nash to cover a lot of smaller sins. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 22 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They paid a round early for Tate Ratledge in the 55th overall pick, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They paid up for Jake Majors at pick 86 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
You do not let a wide receiver like Jaylin Noel reach the 124th pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at Round 5, Pick 20 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Steal is underselling it; Mitchell Evans at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nick Nash
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 183 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
They talked themselves into Dayon Hayes at Round 6, Pick 23, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at the 215th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Tyreem Powell
Tyreem Powell at the 220th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick253 Rnd7 Logan Parr
Logan Parr at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.