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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
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
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
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 jury is out on the Chargers. For now, C+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chargers shredded theirs for J.J. Weaver. He came off 92 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

They banked enough surplus on Cowing to cover a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Hit on JC Latham and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 11 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection.
Pick23 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 23 they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Value said wait; Payton Wilson in slot 37 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick69 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Taking Roman Wilson in the 69th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
No drama and no debate, MarShawn Lloyd went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
You do not let a cornerback like Kris Abrams-Draine reach Round 4, Pick 10 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They paid a round early for Kitan Oladapo in No. 138, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick140 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They left a pile of value on the table to take AJ Barner this early at the Round 5 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
They barely believed it either: Jacob Cowing still on the board at pick 181. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A real head-scratcher, J.J. Weaver in the 225th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in the 253rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.