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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LAC)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (GB)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Taylor-Demerson: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at No. 183 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Braswell proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In No. 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Value said wait; Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick41 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin slid further than he should have, and slot 41 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at pick 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 6 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Value with a capital V on Tyrice Knight in the 126th pick, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They paid sticker price for Luke McCaffrey in the 139th overall pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in slot 183 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at pick 223 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick256 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in the 256th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.