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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Chargers did exactly that with Cornelius Johnson in No. 256.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 5th pick they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 37 is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They reached a country mile for Sedrick Van Pran at the 69th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at pick 106 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick183 Rnd6 AJ Barner
This one needs a full-page explanation: AJ Barner in slot 183, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
By-the-book stuff, Josh Wallace at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick256 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Value said wait; Cornelius Johnson in slot 256 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.