(Photo Credit: Ashley Landis/AP)
Key Players Returning:
QB Justin Herbert, RB Austin Ekeler, WR/PR Keenan Allen, WR Jalen Guyton, WR Mike Williams, OT Bryan Bulaga, DE Joey Bosa, DE Jerry Tillery, DT Justin Jones, NT Linval Joseph, LB Kenneth Murray, LB Uchenna Nwosu, LB Kyzir White, CB Michael Davis, CB Tevaughn Campbell, NB Chris Harris, FS Nasir Adderlry, SS Derwin James, KR Joe Reed, PK Michael Badgley, PR K.J. Hill, PK Michael Badgley, and PT Ty Long.
Key Players Departing:
TE Hunter Henry (Patriots), OC Mike Pouncey (retired), OG Dan Feeney (Jets), OT Sam Tevi (Colts), DE Melvin Ingram (UFA), LB Denzel Perryman (Panthers), LB Nick Vigil (Vikings), CB Casey Hayward (Raiders), CB Desmond King (Texans), and FS Rayshawn Jenkins (Jaguars).
Key Players Added:
TE Jared Cook (Saints), OC Corey Linsley (Packers), OG Oday Aboushi (Lions), OG Matt Feiler (Steelers), DE Kyler Fackrell (Giants), and DT Christian Covington (Bengals).
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 013 – OT Rashawn Slater (Northwestern)
Round 2: Pick 047 – CB Asante Samuel (Florida State)
Round 3: Pick 077 – WR Josh Palmer (Tennessee)
Round 3: Pick 097 – TE Tre McKitty (Georgia)
Round 4: Pick 118 – LB Chris Rumph (Duke)
Round 5: Pick 159 – OT Brendan James (Nebraska)
Round 6: Pick 185 – LB Nick Niemann (Iowa)
Round 6: Pick 198 – RB Larry Roundtree (Missouri)
Round 7: Pick 241 – FS Marl Webb (Georgia)
2020 Results:
W01 at Cincinnati Bengals W 16-13
W02 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L | OT 20-23
W03 CAROLINA PANTHERS L 16-21
W04 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 31-38
W05 at New Orleans Saints L | OT 27-30
W07 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS W 39-29
W08 at Denver Broncos L 30-31
W09 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS L 26-31
W10 at Miami Dolphins L 21-29
W11 NEW YORK JETS W 34-28
W12 at Buffalo Bills L 17-27
W13 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS L 0-45
W14 ATLANTA FALCONS W 20-17
W15 at Las Vegas Raiders W | OT 30-27
W16 DENVER BRONCOS W 19-16
W17 at Kansas City Chiefs W 38-21
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 7-9 (3rd in AFC West)
Home: 4-4
Away: 3-5
West: 3-3
AFC: 6-6
NFC: 1-3
Head Coach: Dan Campbell
Los Angeles: 0-0
Career: 5-7
Playoffs: 0-0
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Justin Herbert (396-595, 4336 yards, 66.6%, 7.3 avg., 31 TD, 10 Int.)
Rushing: Austin Ekeler (116 car., 530 yards, 4.6 avg., 1 TD)
Receiving: Keenan Allen (100 rec., 992 yards, 9.9 avg., 8 TD)
Yards After Catch: Austin Ekeler (478)
TD’s Scored: Austin Ekeler (8)
Sacks: Joey Bosa (7.5)
Tackles: Kenneth Murray (107)
Interceptions: Michael Davis (3)
Pass Deflections: Michael Davis (14)
Tackles For Loss: Joey Bosa (14.5)
Forced Fumbles: Jerry Tillery (2)
Kick Returns: Joe Reed (21 ret., 435 yards, 20.7 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: K.J. Hill (12 ret., 83 yards, 6.9 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Michael Badgley (24-33 fg/fga., 73%, 36-39 xp/xpa., 99 pts.)
Punting: Ty Long (57 punts, 2669 yards, 46.8 avg., 12 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 10 Justin Herbert
RB: 30 Austin Ekeler
FB: 40 Gabe Nabers
WR: 13 Keenan Allen
WR: 81 Mike Williams
TE: 87 Jared Cook
LT: 70 Rashawn Slater |R|
LG: 76 Oday Aboushi
OC: 63 Corey Linsley
RG: 71 Matt Feiler
RT: 75 Bryan Bulaga
KR: 12 Joe Reed
PK: 4 Michael Badgley
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 97 Joey Bosa
NT: 95 Linval Joseph
DT: 93 Justin Jones
DE: 42 Uchenna Nwosu
LB: 49 Drue Tranquill
LB: 44 Kyzir White
LB: 56 Kenneth Murray
CB: 37 Tevaughn Campbell
CB: 43 Michael Davis
FS: 24 Nasir Adderley
SS: 33 Derwin James
PR: 84 K.J. Hill
PT: 1 Ty Long
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/12 at Washington Football Team | Los Angeles trails the series 4-7. The Chargers won (30-13) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
09/19 DALLAS COWBOYS | Los Angeles trails the series 5-6. The Chargers won (28-6) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
09/26 at Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles trails the series 50-60. The Chargers are 7-13 since 2011, and their last series road loss (21-31) was in 2019.
10/04 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | Los Angeles trails the series 46-63-2. The Chargers are 11-9 since 2011, and their last series home win (26-10) was in 2018.
10/10 CLEVELAND BROWNS | Los Angeles leads the series 17-9-1. The Chargers won (38-14) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (17-20) was in 2016.
10/17 at Baltimore Ravens | Los Angeles trails the series 6-7. The Chargers won (23-17) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series win loss (10-22) was in 2018.
10/31 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | Los Angeles trails the series 9-20-1. The Chargers are 0-5 since 2011, and their last series win (30-10) was in 2008.
11/07 at Philadelphia Eagles | Los Angeles leads the series 7-5. The Chargers lost (24-26) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/14 MINNESOTA VIKINGS | Los Angeles trails the series 6-7. The Chargers lost (10-39) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
11/21 PITTSBURGH STEELERS | Los Angeles trails the series 10-24. The Chargers lost (17-24) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
11/28 at Denver Broncos | Los Angeles trails the series 44-66-1. The Chargers are 6-14 since 2011, and their last series road win (23-9) was in 2018.
12/05 at Cincinnati Bengals | Los Angeles leads the series 22-15. The Chargers won (16-13) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series loss (10-17) was in 2013.
12/12 NEW YORK GIANTS | Los Angeles leads the series 7-5. The Chargers won (27-22) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/16 KANSAS CITY CHEIFS | The Chiefs last series home win (27-24) was in 2013.
12/26 at Houston Texans | The Chargers lead the series 5-2. The Chargers lost (20-27) the last meeting between teams in 2019, and their last series win (21-13) was in 2016.
01/02 DENVER BRONCOS | The Chargers last series home loss (13-20) was in 2019.
01/09 at Las Vegas Raiders | The Chargers last series road loss (24-26) was in 2019.
Predictions:
Home: 3-6
Away: 3-5
DIV: 1-5
AFC: 3-9
NFC: 3-2
Overall: 6-11 (4th in AFC West)
UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2016, the game will be listed under the 2015 season.
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