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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Chargers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chargers took J.J. Weaver a full 64 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Milton III at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 11 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 23rd pick they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Payton Wilson this early at pick 37. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
They reached into another round for MarShawn Lloyd, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brenden Rice in the 69th overall pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110 Rnd4 AJ Barner
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for AJ Barner. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Josh Newton
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 140 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson in Round 6, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Joe Milton III
The board fumbled Joe Milton III all the way to pick No. 225, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They reached a country mile for J.J. Weaver at the 253rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.