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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (LAC)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (KC)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Herbert
QB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueF NeedB TradesF FutureD
Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a F for the Chargers.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 121 picks early on Michael Barrett, and the board is going to hold them to it.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The Wallace pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in pick 1 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick3 Rnd1 Blake Corum
In the 3rd overall pick they get a featured back, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 4 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick5 Rnd1 Brenden Rice
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a go-to option on the outside, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Roman Wilson
In pick No. 32 they get a difference-maker at receiver, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick69 Rnd3 Braiden McGregor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Braiden McGregor well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at Round 4, Pick 14 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at pick 154 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zion Logue
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zion Logue in the 181st pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 225 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick253 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick257 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
A wild overpay on Evan Anderson in No. 257, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.