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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (PIT)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Najee Harris
RB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureA
Grand theft in pick 253: the Chargers steal Jones and grade out a B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Sheridan Jones slide, and the Chargers were the ones holding the card at the Round 7 slot. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Frazier reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Adding Najee Harris by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 20 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Nice patience on Brian Thomas Jr., who had no business lasting to pick 37. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They liked Zach Frazier enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 19. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson slid further than he should have, and slot 69 is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick105 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Fair-plus on Zak Zinter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Steal is underselling it; Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at the 119th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick140 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
The board had Johnny Wilson higher than No. 140, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nathaniel Watson at No. 225 is the proof. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick253 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Taking Sheridan Jones in Round 7, Pick 33 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.