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Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ATL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The Chargers did enough to get by: C+.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Michael Barrett; the Chargers did not wait, grabbing him 111 spots ahead at the 124th overall pick. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

If Brock Bowers and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
By-the-book stuff, Brock Bowers at No. 5 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at slot 37 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sedrick Van Pran. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Michael Barrett
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Barrett. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick140 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Frank Gore Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in No. 176 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
They will replay Tykee Smith at pick 181 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They paid sticker price for Cornelius Johnson in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick225 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 225 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick253 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They reached into another round for J.J. Weaver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.