The 2021 NFL draft is being held Thursday through Saturday and every Los Angeles Chargers' draft pick will be analyzed here.
After last season's virtual draft, Cleveland is playing host to festivities this year with a handful of potential draft picks present and socially distanced because of COVID-19.
Here's a pick-by-pick look at how each player Los Angeles has selected will fit.
Round 1, No. 13 overall: Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
Rashawn Slater is the first offensive lineman the Chargers have used a first-round pick on since D.J. Fluker in 2013.
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My take: The 6-foot-4, 304-pound Slater is considered the best OT in the draft by many scouts, even over Penei Sewell, who went No. 7 to the Detroit Lions. He has NFL-ready technique and good movement at the point of attack. He's a steal for an offensive line that needs a left tackle badly to protect second-year quarterback Justin Herbert. Herbert is coming off an NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year season in 2020 which saw him set an NFL rookie record with 31 touchdown passes. Herbert did this despite being pressured 217 times last season, the most for a rookie quarterback since 2009 according to ESPN Stats & Information. Slater can play right tackle, too, and the Chargers love his versatility and think he's the real deal. Slater opted out of the 2020 season at Northwestern, so it remains to be seen if there's a little rust.