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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

The Barryn Sorrell selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 97 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Bowman Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In slot 22 they get a double-digit-sack hope, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at Round 3, Pick 22 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
They did well to land Terrance Ferguson in the 124th pick, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick159 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in pick No. 159 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at No. 177 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in Round 6, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A tidy little value on Jack Kiser in slot 201, a step better than break-even. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick215 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barryn Sorrell in the 215th pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They paid a round early for Ty Hamilton in No. 220, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Value said wait; Collin Oliver in pick No. 253 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.