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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Cornelius Johnson at the 226th pick, a reach of 132 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Gore Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
No drama and no debate, Joe Alt went about where he belonged in No. 5. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick37 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They did well to land Quinyon Mitchell in pick No. 37, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They paid sticker price for Blake Corum in pick 69, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Grayson Murphy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Nice patience on Frank Gore Jr., who had no business lasting to the 183rd pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 AJ Barner
A clean, defensible pick in slot 196 with a little surplus value in AJ Barner. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the 226th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.