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  • kindafunnytho DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Roschon Johnson
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Herbert
QB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Chargers drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: D.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 34 picks early on Tanner McLachlan, and the board is going to hold them to it. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it.

However the rest shakes out, Green at that price is a win they earned.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 1st pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 9th overall pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bralen Trice. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
Nothing to complain about; DeWayne Carter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 DJ James
Circle this one: DJ James at pick No. 139 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick183 Rnd6 Renardo Green
The board fumbled Renardo Green all the way to Round 6, Pick 8, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
Jalen Berger at the Round 7 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner McLachlan in No. 256, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.