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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
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Kaden Elliss
LB
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Chargers robbed the room for Johnson. Final grade: B+.

When a board-topper like Cornelius Johnson slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Chargers did not. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. The roster fit checks out.
Pick43 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the 43rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in pick No. 45 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in the 106th pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
They let Jamari Thrash come to them and pounced at pick 139. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
No drama and no debate, Jordan Jefferson went about where he belonged in No. 183. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They read the board right and Jase McClellan was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 26. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They barely believed it either: Cornelius Johnson still on the board at the 223rd overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick256 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
The board had Daijahn Anthony higher than pick 256, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.