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Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAC)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LAC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (LAC)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Randy Gregory
EDGE
Head Shot
Carrington Valentine
CB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Chargers turned the phones into found money: B+.

The war room fell hard for Taulia Tagovailoa, and it showed at the Round 7 slot: 34 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Sainristil falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The veteran additions, Randy Gregory chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in the 33rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in the 35th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Junior Colson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Junior Colson. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick58 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
No edge and no loss on Javon Bullard in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick63 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at pick 63 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in No. 65 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick No. 69 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in slot 80 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A reach for Zak Zinter in Round 3, Pick 27; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A quiet steal in No. 92: Cade Stover for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kris Abrams-Draine at the 94th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick96 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the 96th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A premium they did not need to pay, Maason Smith a notch or two before his time. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in slot 126, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 131 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 140th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick169 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Nothing to complain about; Marist Liufau went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
By-the-book stuff, Tip Reiman at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A tidy bit of business in the 219th overall pick, where Jaylan Ford graded well above the range. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick220 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
They paid sticker price for Cedric Johnson in Round 6, Pick 45, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A conviction pick on Michael Barrett at pick 225 that the board grades a round light. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick253 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Value said wait; Taulia Tagovailoa in No. 253 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.