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2024 Season Overview

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Standing (Division)Division Rank	2nd AFC West
WinsWins	11
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PPGPoints per Game	23.6
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Head CoachHead Coach	Jim Harbaugh

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Kimani Vidal

LAC Running Back #30

17hThe Athletic’s Daniel Popper believes Kimani Vidal was “overmatched in pass protection” in 2024.

“Vidal played a season-high 35 offensive snaps against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 15,” Popper writes. “He gave up four pressures. His head was swimming trying to process coach Todd Bowles’ blitz packages. When Vidal was in position, he did not have the physicality to handle the Tampa linebackers.” That’s a pretty stark assessment of Vidal’s odds of being more than a change-of-pace back to Najee Harris going forward. Popper believes the Chargers should be looking to add at running back in the draft. None of this is to say that Vidal can’t take a step forward in 2025, but it doesn’t look like we should enter training camp expecting him to have a huge role in the LA offense even before we see if they add a back in the draft.

Tetairoa McMillan

FA Wide Receiver

17hThe Athletic’s Daniel Popper thinks that receiver is “absolutely a priority for the Chargers” early in the draft.

Popper speculates that the Chargers could take a receiver as high as 22nd overall, and believes Arizona wideout Tetairoa McMillan is a “fit” because of his size and contested-catch ability. Currently the Chargers have Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, and Mike Williams as their starting three-wide set. Given how little Williams produced last year and how much Johnston has struggled throughout his first two seasons, addressing the position again makes plenty of sense. There could be enough competition in the room to keep a Chargers rookie wideout from immediately seeing major target and snap shares, however.

Trey Lance

LAC Quarterback #19

4dChargers signed QB Trey Lance, formerly of the Cowboys, to a one-year, $6.2 million contract.

The hype has never fully materialized for Lance at the NFL level but the Chargers now take a low-cost gamble on the once promising quarterback. If nothing else, Lance offers an intriguing developmental option behind franchise quarterback Justin Herbert, with the potential for general manager Joe Hortiz to flip the investment down the road. Taylor Heinicke remains on the roster and is likely the preferred game day backup to Herbert once games begin to matter.

Jordan Petaia

LAC Tight End

6dChargers signed Jordan Petaia as a part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway training program.

Petaia is a 6-foot-3, 226-pound rugby player from Australia now joining the Chargers as a tight end. He debuted on Australia’s national rugby team at 19-years-old and is the youngest player to appear in two Rugby World Cups. The Chargers add Petaia to a tight end room that has Will Dissly and Tyler Conklin leading the way. Jim Harbaugh loves his tight ends and though it may be difficult for Petaia to earn meaningful regular season snaps, his adjustment to the NFL will be one to follow heading into the preseason.

Tony Jefferson

LAC Safety #23

15dChargers re-signed S Tony Jefferson to a one-year contract.

Jefferson un-retired in 2024 and joined the Chargers on a one-year deal. He ended up opening the year on the practice squad but was later signed to the active roster. He would go on to appear in eight regular season games while making four starts and racked up 27 tackles and one TFL in limited action. The team’s decision to bring him back doesn’t mean he’ll be a lock to make the 53-man roster. Jefferson will likely still have to compete for a spot in training camp.

Tyler Conklin

LAC Tight End #83

17dChargers agreed to terms with TE Tyler Conklin, formerly of the Jets, on a one-year contract.

It’s a one-year, $3 million contract with incentives that can reach up to $4.5 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A former fifth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Conklin spent the last three years with the Jets. The 29-year-old tight end had career-highs in both catches (61) and yards (621) in 2023, when Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles in Week 1. Conklin’s situation has certainly improved with the move to the Chargers, where he’s ostensibly the top receiving tight end and a borderline TE1 in fantasy. Los Angeles could still opt to draft a tight end, though, and coach Jim Harbaugh is linked to top prospect Colston Loveland from their time at the University of Michigan.

Tyler Conklin

NYJ Tight End #83

19dFree agent Tyler Conklin is visiting the Chargers on Thursday.

Conklin has been a model of consistency over the last four years, most recently catching 51-of-67 targets for 449 yards and four touchdowns in 2024. Incumbent starter Will Dissly is a better blocker. Should the Chargers sign Conklin, he would ostensibly fight to be a low-end TE1 for fantasy purposes.

Andre James

LAC Center #68

21dChargers signed C Andre James.

James has provided mostly league-average play at the pivot over the past four seasons, though 2024 was by far his worst year as he struggled through an ankle injury. We don’t have terms of the contract, but it’s plausible that James is a real challenger to playing time for Zion Johnson or Bradley Bozeman. Entering his age-28 season, James has never finished with a PFF pass block grade below 64.5 in four seasons as a starter.

Najee Harris

LAC Running Back #22

21dThe Athletic’s Daniel Popper thinks the Chargers will “be adding an explosive player to [the running back] group in the draft to complement” Najee Harris.

Harris best ball holders and Kimani Vidal true believers are shaking hands and mending fences as Popper says that the Chargers could take a running back “as early as the 22nd pick in the first round.” Popper thinks the Chargers will not be re-signing J.K. Dobbins, but an early draft pick could be a huge thorn in the side of Harris at best. At worst, we could see a full-blown committee approach in Los Angeles.

Mekhi Becton

LAC Guard #77

24dNFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports RG Mekhi Becton, formerly of the Eagles, has signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the Chargers.

Becton was the 11th overall pick of the NFL Draft by the Jets in 2020, but missed nearly two full seasons with knee injuries. After starting 30 games in four years with New York, the Eagles brought him in to play right guard. Becton started 15 games for Philadelphia, had a 75.2 overall grade per PFF (21st among Gs), and won a Super Bowl. He excels in the run game, which will fit right in with Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers who needed help on the interior offensive line.

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