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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LAC)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LAC)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAC)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Trigg
TE Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAR)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
More right than wrong for the Chargers, and a B to prove it.

Nobody else had Michael Trigg anywhere near Round 7, Pick 13. The Chargers did, by 28 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Getting Harris where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at the 44th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Rod Moore in the 76th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick112 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher slipping to pick 112 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
No drama and no debate, Ty'Ron Hopper went about where he belonged in slot 149. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jo'Quavious Marks
No edge and no loss on Jo'Quavious Marks in Round 5, Pick 14; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Nice patience on Gabe Hall, who had no business lasting to the 190th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Taking Tre Harris in Round 7, Pick 1 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 Michael Trigg
A real head-scratcher, Michael Trigg in pick No. 233 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.