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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
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 Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took Michael Barrett a full 26 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 18 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick 37 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Nothing to complain about; Junior Colson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
Fair-plus on MarShawn Lloyd, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in slot 105 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A tidy little value on Maason Smith in the 110th overall pick, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 Brenden Rice
Circle this one: Brenden Rice at Round 5, Pick 4 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
A clean, defensible pick in pick 181 with a little surplus value in Jaheim Bell. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 225th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick253 Rnd7 Trente Jones
They did well to land Trente Jones in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.