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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall
F
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureD+
The Gibbs reach set the tone, and the Chargers never recovered: F. You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Chargers did exactly that with Easton Gibbs in Round 7, Pick 33. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. However the rest shakes out, Pearl at that price is a win they earned.
The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16
Rnd1
Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick59
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
The board had Cooper Beebe higher than No. 59, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69
Rnd3
Xavier Worthy
They read the board right and Xavier Worthy was the payoff at the 69th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick72
Rnd3
Mike Sainristil
No drama and no debate, Mike Sainristil went about where he belonged in pick 72. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81
Rnd3
Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the 81st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105
Rnd4
DeWayne Carter
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 105 with a little surplus value in DeWayne Carter. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108
Rnd4
Beaux Limmer
They reached a country mile for Beaux Limmer at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick110
Rnd4
Cole Bishop
A tidy little value on Cole Bishop in slot 110, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick123
Rnd4
Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 123rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127
Rnd4
AJ Barner
They left a pile of value on the table to take AJ Barner this early at No. 127. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140
Rnd5
Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade slipping to Round 5, Pick 4 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148
Rnd5
Jared Wiley
The board had cheaper options than Jared Wiley at the 148th overall pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181
Rnd6
Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in pick 181 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick192
Rnd6
Jaylen Harrell
They went early on Jaylen Harrell in pick No. 192, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick221
Rnd7
Austin Reed
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Austin Reed well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235
Rnd7
Evan Williams
Evan Williams in pick 235 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick236
Rnd7
Julian Pearl
Somehow Julian Pearl was still sitting there in the 236th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247
Rnd7
Tyrice Knight
A conviction pick on Tyrice Knight at Round 7, Pick 27 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick253
Rnd7
Easton Gibbs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Easton Gibbs in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick256
Rnd7
KT Leveston
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and KT Leveston at No. 256 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257
Rnd7
Emani Bailey
They paid sticker price for Emani Bailey in slot 257, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.


























