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  • Boltzy55 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chargers spent Round 7, Pick 5 on Michael Barrett, a name most had 26 spots down the list.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They did well to land Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 37th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
They let T.J. Tampa come to them and pounced at slot 69. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the 105th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in pick No. 110 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
Nothing to complain about; Jared Wiley went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
Circle this one: Sataoa Laumea at No. 181 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Barrett. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick253 Rnd7 Trente Jones
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Trente Jones. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.