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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (LAC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (LAC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (GB)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jeremy James Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jeremy James
OT Mississippi
Players Gained
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Jonathan Garvin
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB FutureA
The Chargers robbed the room for Abrams-Draine. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kris Abrams-Draine slide, and the Chargers were the ones holding the card at Round 5, Pick 6. Highway robbery.

Reaching for Robinson left real value on the table behind him. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Chargers had louder needs to answer first.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
They reached into another round for Chop Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick41 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 9 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 51st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They paid a round early for Blake Corum in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A want over a need in pick 83: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while tight end keeps waiting.
Pick92 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Fair-plus on TreVeyon Henderson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in No. 105 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Steal is underselling it; Kris Abrams-Draine at slot 142 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
They did well to land Sam Hartman in the 183rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
A premium they did not need to pay, Cody Schrader a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.