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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LAC)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TB)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B-.

The tape said wait; the Chargers did not. Stefon Thompson went at slot 233, a good 53 picks before the board was ready.

Pearsall falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
They paid a round early for Terrion Arnold in pick No. 20, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at slot 44 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They liked Jackson Powers-Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 70th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
No edge and no loss on Roman Wilson in pick 106; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in Round 4, Pick 12 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They took Khyree Jackson at par in No. 127, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A straight-up fair deal on Dylan Laube at the 143rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in Round 6, Pick 9 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Steal is underselling it; Ricky Pearsall at the 227th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 Stefon Thompson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Stefon Thompson. It fits a board better than it fits this team.