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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Amari Gainer Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Amari Gainer
LB-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Chargers put a flag in the ground for Amari Gainer, 58 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wright. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In No. 5 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Value with a capital V on Troy Franklin in the 37th pick, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at Round 3, Pick 5 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They went early on Mohamed Kamara in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They jumped the gun on Ty'Ron Hopper, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
Taking Jaylen Wright in the 183rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Kenny Logan Jr.. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick256 Rnd7 Amari Gainer
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Amari Gainer well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.