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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
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 J.J. Weaver selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 136 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Lloyd steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 23rd pick they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him.
Pick37 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid a round early for T'Vondre Sweat in pick No. 37, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Payton Wilson graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A straight-up fair deal on Brenden Rice at the 90th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
Nice patience on MarShawn Lloyd, who had no business lasting to pick 110. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
No edge and no loss on Jarrian Jones in Round 5, Pick 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They reached into another round for AJ Barner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick No. 225 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick253 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A reach for Joshua Cephus in pick 253; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.