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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesA- FutureD
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Chargers: C+.

The tape said wait; the Chargers did not. Payton Wilson went at the 23rd overall pick, a good 34 picks before the board was ready.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Newton pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

If Jackson Powers-Johnson and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick23 Rnd1 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 23rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick51 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in No. 51 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick No. 69 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in Round 3, Pick 20 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the 105th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brenden Rice at the Round 4 slot is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the 140th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 AJ Barner
The board had AJ Barner higher than pick 181, and the tight end fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at Round 7, Pick 5 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Josh Wallace in the 253rd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.