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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAR)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
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Dawson Knox
TE
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Puka Nacua
WR
Players traded away
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Chargers let Williams fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

The Chargers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The Williams pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They are betting Jenkins proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Chargers paired the rookies with proven help, Puka Nacua leading the way.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Kool-Aid McKinstry and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 19 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A reach on Kris Jenkins in slot 37; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They did well to land Kingsley Suamataia in pick 60, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in the 69th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
They robbed the room for Marist Liufau here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zak Zinter at Round 4, Pick 6 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at pick 142 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick183 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Good price on Michael Barrett in the 183rd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick226 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
Taking Miyan Williams in the 226th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.