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Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LAC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LAC)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LAC)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAC)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LAC)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Pat Coogan in No. 155, a good 41 spots before the room expected him. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Slaughter falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In slot 26 they get a ballhawk on the back end, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They read the board right and D'Angelo Ponds was the payoff at pick No. 59. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in No. 86 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
They paid a round early for Keylan Rutledge in pick 91, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Fair-plus on Joe Royer, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 23 with a little surplus value in Bryce Lance. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
They reached a country mile for Pat Coogan at No. 155, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
By-the-book stuff, Keyshaun Elliott at the 212th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.