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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Mycah Pittman Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Mycah Pittman
WR Utah
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Chargers spent real capital to be 128 picks early on Mycah Pittman, and the board is going to hold them to it. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Allen pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Laiatu Latu. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They reached into another round for Jeremiah Trotter Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
They went early on Roman Wilson in pick 69, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
They talked themselves into Drake Nugent at Round 4, Pick 5, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
A big swing on LaDarius Henderson at No. 142, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Steal is underselling it; Braelon Allen at the 183rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Mycah Pittman
Mycah Pittman at slot 226 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.