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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida 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
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Ali should have been long gone. The Chargers pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Rasheen Ali, the No. 202 name on the board, stolen at pick 223. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. If Hopper pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
No drama and no debate, Chop Robinson went about where he belonged in No. 37. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
A conviction pick on Braden Fiske at Round 3, Pick 5 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at slot 106 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 139 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick183 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at the 183rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at pick 223 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in the 256th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.