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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Chargers let Green fall into their laps, and walked away with a C.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Chargers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

Getting Green where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots went begging.

Every board in the league had Nugent lower, and that gap is the story.

If Joe Alt and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
No edge and no loss on Joe Alt in pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in Round 2, Pick 8 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at No. 69 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
They read the board right and Jaylen Wright was the payoff at pick No. 87. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A curious use of the 106th pick. Interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Somehow Renardo Green was still sitting there in the 139th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick183 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They barely believed it either: Luke McCaffrey still on the board at the 183rd overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in pick No. 190 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick256 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
They did well to land Josh Wallace in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.