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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
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB 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
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
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-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Chargers: C+.

The AJ Barner selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 33 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Lassiter falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 11 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the 23rd overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Payton Wilson in pick 37, miles early. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kamari Lassiter
Steal is underselling it; Kamari Lassiter at the 69th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at No. 90 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They read the board right and Brenden Rice was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the 138th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick No. 140 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at Round 6, Pick 6 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A wild overpay on LaDarius Henderson in No. 225, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick253 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at slot 253 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.