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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (LAC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LAC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAC)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Chargers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Sedrick Van Pran a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Wease Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in the 37th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
A wild overpay on Sedrick Van Pran in slot 50, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
The board had Ja'Tavion Sanders higher than pick No. 69, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in No. 74 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
They took Bucky Irving at par in the 97th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Nothing to complain about; Zak Zinter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Good price on Cedric Gray in the 142nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kamal Hadden in slot 145. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
By-the-book stuff, Roger Rosengarten at Round 6, Pick 8 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. slipping to pick No. 205 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at No. 226 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.