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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (LAC)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Chargers bet big and early on Jordan Travis, 30 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. However the rest shakes out, Egbuka at that price is a win they earned.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emeka Egbuka at slot 40 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Nice patience on Tyler Guyton, who had no business lasting to pick 72. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 108th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
They took Mike Sainristil at par in Round 5, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in pick No. 186 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
A quiet steal in pick No. 229: Jordan Whittington for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.