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Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tyler Baron
DE Miami
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LAC)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LAC)
Korey Foreman
DL Fresno State
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Chargers: C+.

Nobody else had Korey Foreman anywhere near the Round 7 slot. The Chargers did, by 143 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Hit on Tyler Warren and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game, a steep price for the projection.
Pick52 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick 52 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Tyler Baron
Fair-plus on Tyler Baron, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in pick No. 124 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
A reach for Ollie Gordon II in the 158th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick175 Rnd5 J.Michael Sturdivant
A wild overpay on J.Michael Sturdivant in the 175th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Nick Martin
They talked themselves into Nick Martin at the 180th pick, and the board did not agree. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick197 Rnd6 Logan Parr
Logan Parr at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dante Trader Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dante Trader Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick224 Rnd7 Korey Foreman
They reached a country mile for Korey Foreman at No. 224, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
A real head-scratcher, Graham Mertz in the 252nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.