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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Xavier Thomas at the 183rd pick is 29 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Kinchens value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 5 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
They let Kamren Kinchens come to them and pounced at slot 37. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A straight-up fair deal on Mekhi Wingo at pick No. 69, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 105th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick142 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick183 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at No. 183 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
A reach for Maurice Smith in pick 226; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.