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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall
D-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC+
The Chargers finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Austin Reed, 105 picks early at slot 169.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.
They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sanders.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick21
Rnd1
J.J. McCarthy
In pick No. 21 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28
Rnd1
Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick29
Rnd1
Nate Wiggins
In the 29th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at No. 37 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick40
Rnd2
Zach Frazier
They reached a country mile for Zach Frazier at the 40th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick46
Rnd2
Xavier Legette
Nice patience on Xavier Legette, who had no business lasting to slot 46. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick53
Rnd2
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders slipping to No. 53 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick63
Rnd2
Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins is a better player than pick 63 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick84
Rnd3
Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving in Round 3, Pick 20 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94
Rnd3
Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 94th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106
Rnd4
Malik Washington
A quiet steal in slot 106: Malik Washington for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146
Rnd5
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 146th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick169
Rnd5
Austin Reed
A real head-scratcher, Austin Reed in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185
Rnd6
Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 185 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick188
Rnd6
Cornelius Johnson
No drama and no debate, Cornelius Johnson went about where he belonged in slot 188. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247
Rnd7
Dominique Hampton
They let Dominique Hampton come to them and pounced at the 247th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick256
Rnd7
Emani Bailey
Emani Bailey at pick No. 256 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257
Rnd7
John David White
John David White at pick 257 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.



























