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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players traded away
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Joey Bosa
EDGE
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 55 picks early on J.J. Weaver, and the board is going to hold them to it. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
They took Laiatu Latu at par in the 8th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
They jumped the gun on Roman Wilson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
The board had cheaper options than Sedrick Van Pran at pick 69, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Renardo Green
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Renardo Green. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick139 Rnd5 AJ Barner
A big swing on AJ Barner at No. 139, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick142 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at the 142nd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A wild overpay on Gabe Hall in the 183rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Nothing to complain about; Michael Barrett went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick256 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A real head-scratcher, J.J. Weaver in pick No. 256 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.