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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LAC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LAC)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAC)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (LAC)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (GB)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
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Jadeveon Clowney
LB
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Chargers let Speights fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Chargers should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

They banked enough surplus on Speights to cover a lot of smaller sins. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Barner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Good price on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 41, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 62 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in the 69th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
No edge and no loss on Bucky Irving in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in slot 93 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tykee Smith at Round 4, Pick 6 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick139 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick No. 139 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 AJ Barner
They left a pile of value on the table to take AJ Barner this early at pick 184. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
A tidy bit of business in the 223rd pick, where Isaiah Williams graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick243 Rnd7 Omar Speights
They robbed the room for Omar Speights here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford slipping to the 256th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.