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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Jordan Toles Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan Toles
S Morgan State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chargers, and a B- to prove it.

The Xavier Thomas pick is the one that will follow the Chargers into the fall. They took him 84 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Jordan value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 5 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
By-the-book stuff, Kris Jenkins at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They paid sticker price for Brandon Dorlus in Round 3, Pick 5, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at No. 106 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in pick 139 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick183 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in the 183rd pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at the 223rd pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jordan Toles
Jordan Toles in pick No. 256 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.