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Draft Selections
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LAC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAC)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Paris Shand
DE-EDGE LSU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B-.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 86 picks early on Paris Shand, and the board is going to hold them to it.

However the rest shakes out, Barham at that price is a win they earned. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a matchup weapon at tight end, a steep price for the projection.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
A safety of that caliber at slot 56 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 102 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at pick No. 125 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
They did well to land Jonah Coleman in pick 155, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Chris Paul Jr. reach slot 160 and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They went early on Ar'maj Reed-Adams in Round 5, Pick 37, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick 185 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Fair-plus on Miles Frazier, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick213 Rnd6 Paris Shand
Value said wait; Paris Shand in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick No. 219 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Circle this one: Jaishawn Barham at the 245th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
They talked themselves into Jamaree Caldwell at the 251st pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.