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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAR)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAR)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chargers to a C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Chargers spent the 209th overall pick on Sam Hartman, a name the board had a full 49 spots lower. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Landing Wilson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 27 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in slot 37 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A clean, defensible pick in the 90th pick with a little surplus value in Blake Corum. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
No edge and no loss on Leonard Taylor III in the 105th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in pick 110 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at No. 140 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick No. 181 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tahj Washington. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick209 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sam Hartman in the 209th overall pick, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.