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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LAC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 6 (LAC)
Zach Rice
OG North Carolina
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 7 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tony Grimes
DB UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TEN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
A weekend the Chargers spent fighting the board, and losing. F.

Nobody else had Tony Grimes anywhere near pick No. 209. The Chargers did, by 72 spots, and that gap is the whole story. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in the 47th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nick Emmanwori this early at No. 101. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins slid further than he should have, and the 111th overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick143 Rnd5 Brant Kuithe
A reach on Brant Kuithe in pick 143; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick162 Rnd6 Zach Rice
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zach Rice. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Seth McLaughlin in pick 175, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick207 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
A big swing on Dylan Fairchild at No. 207, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick209 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes at the 209th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.