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Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chargers a B.

The J.J. Weaver selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 92 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Legette at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick 9 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 27 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A quiet steal in the 35th pick: Kool-Aid McKinstry for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Circle this one: Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 2 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at the 69th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 105, where MarShawn Lloyd graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Dominick Puni in the 110th overall pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joe Milton III in Round 5, Pick 4, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drake Nugent. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They left a pile of value on the table to take J.J. Weaver this early at the 225th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick No. 253 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.