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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LAC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAC)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (LAC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SEA)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SEA)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
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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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Nick Bosa
EDGE
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Fletcher Cox
DT
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
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Cole Kmet
TE
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Darnell Wright
OT
Players traded away
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Brevin Allen
LB
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Joshua Palmer
WR
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Justin Herbert
QB
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Keenan Allen
WR
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a F for the Chargers.

The Chargers did not so much draft Jayson Jones as overpay for him, 140 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

That Bishop pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick8 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 8 they get an island corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 28 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Fair-plus on Xavier Worthy, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
A reach for Jonathon Brooks in Round 2, Pick 13; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Corum at the 72nd pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Leonard Taylor III in No. 77. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
By-the-book stuff, Ruke Orhorhoro at Round 3, Pick 15 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at the 108th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
The board had cheaper options than Ainias Smith at slot 145, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
They barely believed it either: Cole Bishop still on the board at the 172nd pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick186 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Reuben Fatheree II
A premium they did not need to pay, Reuben Fatheree II a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick216 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at pick 216 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jordan Jefferson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in pick No. 221 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jayson Jones
Jayson Jones in the 229th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
They talked themselves into Isaiah Davis at the 236th pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.