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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jeremiah Walker Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jeremiah Walker
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Received
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jeremiah Walker Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jeremiah Walker
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Traded
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

The Austin Stogner pick is the one that will follow the Chargers into the fall. They took him 57 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. It is not that Hunt is a bad player; it is that the Chargers had louder needs to answer first.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers in pick 5 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the 69th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 115 on Jalyx Hunt with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick142 Rnd5 Austin Stogner
This one needs a full-page explanation: Austin Stogner in pick No. 142, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 151st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick183 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Davis went about where he belonged in the 183rd pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
A conviction pick on Trevor Keegan at No. 226 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jeremiah Walker
Jeremiah Walker in slot 254 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.