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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (LAC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (GB)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Chargers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Chargers, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Reaching for Nugent left real value on the table behind him. The McLachlan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 12 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
No drama and no debate, Xavier Legette went about where he belonged in the 37th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Junior Colson
They paid sticker price for Junior Colson in No. 53, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
A premium they did not need to pay, Tyler Davis a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
By-the-book stuff, Isaac Guerendo at pick 121 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in the 140th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drake Nugent this early at Round 6, Pick 6. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They let Tanner McLachlan come to them and pounced at pick 225. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Good price on Jalen Coker in No. 253, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
A slide stopped in pick No. 257, with Marcellas Dial worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.