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  • LambeauLuke31 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NO)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 3: the Chargers steal Laumea and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Sataoa Laumea had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Chargers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Vidal reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 8 they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 37 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
They barely believed it either: T'Vondre Sweat still on the board at No. 69. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 139th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A slide stopped in the 142nd overall pick, with Cedric Gray worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick183 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Nice patience on Walter Rouse, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 8. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
A premium they did not need to pay, Kimani Vidal a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.