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Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Chargers get a C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chargers spent slot 213 on J.J. Weaver, a name most had 120 spots down the list. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

However the rest shakes out, Moore at that price is a win they earned. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

If Tate Ratledge and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
A reach on Tate Ratledge in the 21st pick; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jake Majors
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jake Majors. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Taking Malachi Moore in pick No. 122 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at No. 158 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick177 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in slot 177, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman at the 197th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick208 Rnd6 Brennan Presley
Brennan Presley at pick 208 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick213 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the 220th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
Cooper Mays at No. 252 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.