The Carter Smith selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 28 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.