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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jeremiah Walker Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jeremiah Walker
CB Stephen F. Austin
Jeremy Moussa Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jeremy Moussa
QB Florida A&M
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (JAX)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (JAX)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Jeremy Moussa Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jeremy Moussa
QB Florida A&M
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Roger McCreary
CB
Players traded away
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Alohi Gilman
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Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
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Austin Ekeler
RB
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Donald Parham Jr.
TE
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Jalen Guyton
WR
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
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Michael Davis
CB
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Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD-
A weekend the Chargers spent fighting the board, and losing. F.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chargers shredded theirs for Jeremy Moussa. He came off 253 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It bottoms out at a F.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left tight end open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt at pick 6 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick12 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 12 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick22 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 22nd pick they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
A wild overpay on Jonathon Brooks in slot 38, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. a notch or two before his time. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick44 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They took Jackson Powers-Johnson at par in pick 70, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, McKinnley Jackson in Round 4, Pick 6. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Roman Wilson in slot 113. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
They reached into another round for Justin Rogers, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
A tidy little value on Ainias Smith in pick No. 184, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jeremiah Walker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jeremiah Walker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jeremy Moussa
Jeremy Moussa at the 229th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick255 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
The board had cheaper options than Hayden Hatten at pick 255, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
A real head-scratcher, Jacob Dobbs in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.