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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (LAC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesA FutureD-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Vaki: C+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Sione Vaki got past him. The Chargers do not have to explain a thing at the 181st overall pick. The final tally is a middling C+.

They are betting Sweat proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Powers-Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick23 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In slot 23 they get a disruptive interior force, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the 37th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 5 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at pick 90 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 110 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They let Josh Newton come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A premium they did not need to pay, Luke McCaffrey a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in the 181st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick225 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in slot 225 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick253 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
They took LaDarius Henderson at par in pick 253, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.