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  • XLIII DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 7 (LAC)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami (FL)
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 7 (NYG)
Roman Hemby
RB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Gus Edwards
RB
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Quentin Johnston
WR
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Will Dissly
TE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureF
The board had answers; the Chargers had Durant. Grade: F.

The tape said wait; the Chargers did not. Zane Durant went at No. 209, a good 62 picks before the board was ready.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with quarterback still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick15 Rnd1 Tacario Davis
In No. 15 they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Patrick Payton
They paid up for Patrick Payton at the 33rd pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke Lachey well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 102 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick111 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at Round 4, Pick 15 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
Value said wait; Jonah Coleman in No. 143 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick175 Rnd6 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at pick 175 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd7 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 209th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.