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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAC)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LAC)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAC)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LAC)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Chargers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on RJ Harvey a full 98 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Higgins. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 19th pick they get a load in the middle at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 53rd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tez Johnson this early at pick 84. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
A big swing on Jayden Higgins at slot 120, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
They robbed the room for Danny Stutsman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick178 Rnd6 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at pick No. 178 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in pick 195 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick213 Rnd6 Nick Martin
They reached into another round for Nick Martin, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick222 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey at No. 222 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick252 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at Round 7, Pick 38 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.