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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LAC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Elijah Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Elijah Simmons
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (SEA)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Players Gained
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Saquon Barkley
RB
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Bobby Wagner
LB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Chargers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The war room fell hard for Elijah Simmons, and it showed at pick No. 226: 97 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In the end it comes back to Taliese Fuaga, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 16 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They paid sticker price for Bralen Trice in slot 37, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
By-the-book stuff, Mike Sainristil at pick 81 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A big swing on Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 105, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
No edge and no loss on Ben Sinnott in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick183 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Barrett at the 183rd pick, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick226 Rnd7 Elijah Simmons
This one needs a full-page explanation: Elijah Simmons in the 226th overall pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.