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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (LAC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chargers: B.

The Chargers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Keith Randolph Jr. at pick 143 regardless, 51 picks early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Pearsall at that price is a win they earned.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 17 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in the 36th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King in Round 2, Pick 6 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in No. 71. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A straight-up fair deal on TreVeyon Henderson at the 81st pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A big swing on Keith Randolph Jr. at the 143rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
They paid up for Darius Robinson at pick No. 184 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
They will replay Ricky Pearsall at slot 225 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at Round 7, Pick 7 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.