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Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
LB Notre Dame
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LAC)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAC)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (LAC)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Raleek Brown Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAC)
Raleek Brown
RB Texas
Zeke Berry Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zeke Berry
CB Michigan
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LAC)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
Williams Nwaneri Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LAC)
Williams Nwaneri
DE-EDGE Nebraska
Cooper Barkate Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cooper Barkate
WR Miami
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Anthony Boswell Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LAC)
Anthony Boswell
OG Houston
Jalen Mayo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jalen Mayo
DB Houston
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LAC)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAC)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Desmeal Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (LAC)
Desmeal Leigh
OT Youngstown State
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LAC)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAC)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Colorado
Payton Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Payton Pierce
LB Ohio State
Jake Guarnera Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jake Guarnera
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (IND)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
LB Notre Dame
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (IND)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CLE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (GB)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Zeke Berry Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zeke Berry
CB Michigan
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (GB)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
Williams Nwaneri Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CLE)
Williams Nwaneri
DE-EDGE Nebraska
Cooper Barkate Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cooper Barkate
WR Miami
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Desmeal Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (GB)
Desmeal Leigh
OT Youngstown State
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (GB)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Players Gained
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Sauce Gardner
CB
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Breece Hall
RB
Players traded away
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Derius Davis
WR
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Donte Jackson
CB
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Junior Colson
LB
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Kaiir Elam
CB
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Kimani Vidal
RB
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Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
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Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedC+ TradesA+ FutureB+
Grand theft in pick 73: the Chargers steal Scott and grade out a B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Justin Scott, the No. 21 name on the board, stolen at the Round 3 slot.

They will need Moore Jr. to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Chargers paired the rookies with proven help, Sauce Gardner leading the way.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Trevor Goosby
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Echoles
They barely believed it either: Will Echoles still on the board at the 33rd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kewan Lacy
By-the-book stuff, Kewan Lacy at No. 42 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
The board fumbled Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa all the way to slot 43, and they scooped it up. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick67 Rnd3 David Stone
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 3 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Justin Scott
Justin Scott in pick 73 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Princewill Umanmielen
A wild overpay on Princewill Umanmielen in the 79th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick98 Rnd3 Devan Thompkins
They robbed the room for Devan Thompkins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Raleek Brown
Raleek Brown at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick110 Rnd4 Zeke Berry
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zeke Berry at pick No. 110. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Josh Hoover
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Hoover at the 113th pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick116 Rnd4 Williams Nwaneri
They left a pile of value on the table to take Williams Nwaneri this early at slot 116. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cooper Barkate
A conviction pick on Cooper Barkate at pick 119 that the board grades a round light. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
They took Earl Little Jr. at par in No. 124, which is nothing to complain about. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick134 Rnd4 Anthony Boswell
No edge and no loss on Anthony Boswell in the 134th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jalen Mayo
They paid sticker price for Jalen Mayo in Round 5, Pick 1, and that is fine. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick151 Rnd5 Justin Evans
Nothing to complain about; Justin Evans went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick160 Rnd5 Eli Bowen
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Bowen. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick171 Rnd5 Desmeal Leigh
A quiet steal in the 171st pick: Desmeal Leigh for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Mateen Ibirogba
No drama and no debate, Mateen Ibirogba went about where he belonged in pick No. 172. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
They liked Lawson Luckie enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 21. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick217 Rnd6 DeAndre Moore Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DeAndre Moore Jr.. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick223 Rnd7 Payton Pierce
Good price on Payton Pierce in slot 223, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jake Guarnera
They did well to land Jake Guarnera in the 234th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.