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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAC)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (LAC)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (JAX)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (IND)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn 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
Samson Ebukam
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alohi Gilman
S
Head Shot
Austin Ekeler
RB
Head Shot
Gerald Everett
TE
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Jamaree Salyer
OT
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
EDGE
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Joshua Palmer
WR
Head Shot
Keenan Allen
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureF
Conviction outran the board for the Chargers, and it cost them: F.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Stefon Thompson at pick No. 186 is 99 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It bottoms out at a F.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

With wide receiver, cornerback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 22 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
In pick 23 they get a rangy last line of defense. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In No. 24 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jonathon Brooks. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick43 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They let Edgerrin Cooper come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 11. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick72 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 72nd pick on Maason Smith with wide receiver, cornerback and other spots unsolved.
Pick108 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
They reached a country mile for Justin Rogers at the 108th pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick186 Rnd6 Stefon Thompson
They talked themselves into Stefon Thompson at slot 186, and the board did not agree. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick229 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A reach on J.J. Weaver in pick 229; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Rasheen Ali well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.