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Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LAC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chargers to a C-.

The Chargers bet big and early on J.J. Weaver, 64 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Call it a C- and check back in two years.

Landing Hadden that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. 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
Pick27 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In No. 27 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Franklin at pick 35, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sedrick Van Pran. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Wright at Round 3, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
Good price on DeWayne Carter in the 105th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick110 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at pick No. 110 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They reached into another round for AJ Barner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick181 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They left a pile of value on the table to take Michael Barrett this early at pick No. 181. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in the 225th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick253 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They talked themselves into J.J. Weaver at No. 253, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.