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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers cashed the board's mistake on Mondon Jr.: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Smael Mondon Jr. had no business being available in slot 179, and the Chargers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 22 they get a load in the middle at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren is a better player than pick 55 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in No. 86 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A tidy bit of business in the 123rd overall pick, where Cam Skattebo graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They robbed the room for Jake Majors here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 179 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick197 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Circle this one: Lander Barton at the 197th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick208 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
They read the board right and Theo Wease Jr. was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at Round 6, Pick 38 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick218 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick 218 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Taking Jonah Monheim in No. 253 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.