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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Caleb Okechukwu Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Caleb Okechukwu
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chargers, and a B- to prove it.

The Chargers bet big and early on Caleb Okechukwu, 90 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They banked enough surplus on Ali to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 5th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in pick 37 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in No. 69 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
A premium they did not need to pay, Tyrice Knight a notch or two before his time. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at Round 5, Pick 3 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick183 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in slot 183 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Steal is underselling it; Rasheen Ali at No. 223 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Caleb Okechukwu
A wild overpay on Caleb Okechukwu in slot 256, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.