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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LAC)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LAC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (IND)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TEN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (IND)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LV)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Dax Hill
S
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
Players traded away
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Alohi Gilman
S
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Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
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Austin Ekeler
RB
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Donald Parham Jr.
TE
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Michael Davis
CB
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Mike Williams
WR
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Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Chargers jumped the board for Dobbs and paid for it: F.

The Chargers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 256 on Jacob Dobbs a full 151 spots early.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Chargers indulged a want in Smith while a need in quarterback, tight end and other spots stayed open. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left quarterback open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
By-the-book stuff, Laiatu Latu at No. 6 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 16 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 21. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick38 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the 38th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at Round 2, Pick 7 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
Fair-plus on Kris Abrams-Draine, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They paid a round early for Jonathon Brooks in pick 48, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in pick No. 70 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 22 on Maason Smith with quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick106 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at slot 106 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ainias Smith. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They paid sticker price for Michael Barrett in the 184th overall pick, and that is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick189 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
They reached into another round for Hayden Hatten, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
A big swing on Jacob Dobbs at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.