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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (LAC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
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Courtland Sutton
WR
Players traded away
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Joey Bosa
EDGE
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Mike Williams
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chargers for Rakestraw Jr.: B+.

The Chargers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. fell into Round 3, Pick 5.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Chargers had louder needs to answer first.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
A quiet steal in No. 37: Terrion Arnold for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They did well to land Chop Robinson in the 38th pick, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 69th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They paid sticker price for Trey Benson in slot 74, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A straight-up fair deal on Malachi Corley at pick 76, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in pick No. 105 leaves interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They read the board right and Tommy Eichenberg was the payoff at the 142nd overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick183 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
By-the-book stuff, Josh Proctor at slot 183 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick184 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Circle this one: Edefuan Ulofoshio at Round 6, Pick 9 is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick226 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones in the Round 7 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.