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RUN ON DEC 21, 2025

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  • nabholzrule DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LAC)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAC)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (LAC)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Picks Received
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NO)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DET)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (IND)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NO)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Carlies
S
Head Shot
Sam Cosmi
OT
Head Shot
Cody Mauch
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andre James
C
Head Shot
Foster Sarell
OT
Head Shot
Junior Colson
LB
Head Shot
Quentin Johnston
WR
Head Shot
Zion Johnson
OG
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueD NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

The Chargers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 135 on Bear Alexander a full 124 spots early.

They banked enough surplus on Slaughter to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter slid further than he should have, and the 59th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 C.J. Fite
They left a pile of value on the table to take C.J. Fite this early at slot 68. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor at pick 82 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick129 Rnd4 Zane Durant
They talked themselves into Zane Durant at No. 129, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at Round 4, Pick 35 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in Round 6, Pick 26 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.