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  • xliii DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Javontez Spraggins Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 6 (LAC)
Javontez Spraggins
OG Tennessee
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 7 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 7 (LAC)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (WSH)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jasheen Davis
DE-EDGE Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Hayden Hurst
TE
Head Shot
Isaiah Spiller
RB
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Quentin Johnston
WR
Head Shot
Will Dissly
TE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
A weekend the Chargers spent ahead of the board, for worse: F.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Zane Durant; the Chargers did not wait, grabbing him 138 spots ahead at pick 209. It bottoms out at a F.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left edge rusher open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
A straight-up fair deal on Tetairoa McMillan at Round 1, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get an every-down engine for the run game. A real need, handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
A big swing on Luke Lachey at No. 79, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
A reach on Jay Higgins in the 99th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick143 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
A slide stopped in the 143rd pick, with Nick Emmanwori worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick162 Rnd6 Javontez Spraggins
Javontez Spraggins at pick No. 162 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd6 Tony Grimes
A real head-scratcher, Tony Grimes in the 175th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at Round 7, Pick 15 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209 Rnd7 Zane Durant
Value said wait; Zane Durant in the 209th pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.