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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
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
Amari Cooper
WR
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Myles Garrett
EDGE
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
Head Shot
David Njoku
TE
Head Shot
Adam Thielen
WR
Head Shot
Darnell Wright
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
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Austin Ekeler
RB
Head Shot
Joshua Palmer
WR
Head Shot
Justin Herbert
QB
Head Shot
Keenan Allen
WR
Head Shot
Kenneth Murray Jr.
LB
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Chargers drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: F.

The phones were a trap the Chargers kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The cost of the Weaver reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with wide receiver still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 1 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 33rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at Round 2, Pick 26 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Nice patience on Cooper DeJean, who had no business lasting to slot 72. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They read the board right and Braelon Allen was the payoff at pick 108. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the 145th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jordan Burch
No drama and no debate, Jordan Burch went about where he belonged in pick No. 186. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver in No. 229 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.