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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alohi Gilman
S
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Donald Parham Jr.
TE
Head Shot
Hunter Kampmoyer
TE
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Chargers went off-script early, and it cost them a F.

There is reaching, and then there is Jacob Dobbs at No. 227. The Chargers jumped the board by 180 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 6th pick they get a blindside protector at fair value.
Pick7 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick22 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a load in the middle, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 38 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 39 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Nothing to complain about; Byron Murphy II went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at slot 96 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 106th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They reached a country mile for Ainias Smith at Round 5, Pick 7, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Hatten in the 184th overall pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
Jacob Dobbs at pick 227 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Justin Eboigbe
A big swing on Justin Eboigbe at No. 255, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jaden Shirden
Jaden Shirden at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.