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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LAC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

Every other box got a look, but edge rusher did not. The Chargers will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Getting Coker where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 10th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They let Kool-Aid McKinstry come to them and pounced at No. 37. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in slot 69, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick105 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Nothing to complain about; Christian Mahogany went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
No edge and no loss on Ainias Smith in the 140th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
By-the-book stuff, Dwight McGlothern at pick No. 181 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
The board had Jalen Coker higher than pick 225, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick253 Rnd7 Trente Jones
Fair-plus on Trente Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.