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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: DeMonte Capehart, 75 picks early at pick No. 223.

Landing Hopper that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 20 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
They paid up for Jermaine Burton at No. 37 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They went early on Zach Frazier in the 52nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at Round 3, Pick 5 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Nothing to complain about; Mike Sainristil went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A real head-scratcher, Braelon Allen in pick No. 139 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 183, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick223 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at No. 223 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick256 Rnd7 Isaac Guerendo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Isaac Guerendo in the 256th overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.