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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Ford: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Chargers were there to profit. Jaylan Ford, the No. 183 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 223rd overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The cost of the Barner reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 5 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the 69th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at slot 106 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Value said wait; Keith Randolph Jr. in the 139th overall pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 AJ Barner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, AJ Barner well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
The board fumbled Jaylan Ford all the way to pick No. 223, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick256 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver in pick 256 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.