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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Johnson
CB
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Jordan Love
QB
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Darnell Wright
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joshua Palmer
WR
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Justin Herbert
QB
Head Shot
Keenan Allen
WR
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Chargers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the F.

Somebody took the Chargers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

The Chargers indulged a want in Smith while a need in cornerback, quarterback and other spots stayed open. Every board in the league had Brooks lower, and that gap is the story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

However the rest shakes out, Turner at that price is a win they earned.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 1st pick they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 5th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 8 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In No. 17 they get a wrecking ball inside, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner slipping to Round 2, Pick 3 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at pick No. 43 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 75 on Maason Smith with cornerback, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
Pick108 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Braelon Allen graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at Round 5, Pick 9 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick186 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
A conviction pick on Darius Robinson at pick 186 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick229 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They jumped the gun on J.J. Weaver, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.