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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Herbert
QB
Head Shot
Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Chargers let Magee fall into their laps, and walked away with a D+.

The Chargers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jordan Magee fell into pick No. 253. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The cost of the McCaffrey reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 5th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 11 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
The board had cheaper options than Blake Corum at Round 3, Pick 5, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in the 110th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They jumped the gun on Luke McCaffrey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Somehow Trevor Keegan was still sitting there in No. 181, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 225 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at pick No. 253 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.