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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 7 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NYG)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 6 (NYG)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
John Campbell Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 7 (NYG)
John Campbell Jr.
OT Tennessee
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 traded away
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Will Dissly
TE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesC+ FutureF
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Chargers get a C.

The Chargers clearly saw something nobody else did in Luke Lachey, taking him 20 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C in the wash.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

So much rides on Tetairoa McMillan that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick 6 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Patrick Payton
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Payton at No. 38, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 70th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
A real head-scratcher, Luke Lachey in the 79th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at the Round 4 slot 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.
Pick111 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
A premium they did not need to pay, Nick Emmanwori a notch or two before his time. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick143 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the 143rd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd6 Jaeden Roberts
Good price on Jaeden Roberts in No. 175, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
A big swing on Dylan Fairchild at the 209th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.