2026 season

Los Angeles Chargers

0-3 · 4th in AFC West · Head coach Jim Harbaugh · Dignity Health Sports Park

Power rank

#29

-6.9 pts

Off EPA

-0.31

per play

Def EPA

-0.08

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

178 plays · 3 games

Run-firstRuns on 62% of neutral early downs (league 48%).
Shotgun / spreadLines up in shotgun on 69% of snaps (league 58%).
Vertical passing28% of throws travel 15+ air yards (league 19%).
Outside run game38% of designed runs go to the edges (end runs).

Neutral pass rate: 38% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 69% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 28% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 38% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 4% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: -0.51
Run EPA/play: -0.05

Defense

197 plays · 3 games

Two-high shellOpponents throw deep just 15% of the time — the look of a Cover 2 / quarters defense.
Stout run defenseHolds opponents to 0.01 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Bend-don't-breakAllows explosive plays on just 8% of snaps.
Ball-hawkingForces 2.0 turnovers per game.
Pass funnelOpponents throw 57% of neutral early downs — teams avoid running at them.

Sack rate: 7% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 15% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 8% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 57% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: -0.14
Run EPA allowed: +0.01

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Philip Rivers

2004–2019

59,271

2. Justin Herbert25,447
3. Stan Humphries16,085

Passing TD

Philip Rivers

2004–2019

397

2. Justin Herbert166
3. Stan Humphries85

Rushing yards

LaDainian Tomlinson

2001–2009

12,490

2. Austin Ekeler4,355
3. Marion Stevenson Butts Jr.4,297

Rushing TD

LaDainian Tomlinson

2001–2009

138

Receptions

Keenan Allen

2013–2025

985

2. Antonio Gates955
3. LaDainian Tomlinson530

Receiving yards

Antonio Gates

2003–2018

11,841

2. Keenan Allen11,307
3. Anthony Miller5,582

Receiving TD

Antonio Gates

2003–2018

116

Sacks

Leslie O'Neal

1986–1995

105.5

2. Joey Bosa72
3. Shaun Phillips69.5

Interceptions

Gill Byrd

1983–1992

Tackles

Junior Seau

1990–2002

1,158

2. Eric Weddle850
3. Rodney Harrison756

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1985 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (28)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
5	Trey Lance	QB	26	6' 4"	226	6	North Dakota State
7	DJ Uiagalelei	QB	25	6' 4"	252	1	Florida State
10	Justin Herbert	QB	28	6' 6"	236	7	Oregon
8	Omarion Hampton	RB	23	6' 0"	220	2	North Carolina
28	Kimani Vidal	RB	25	5' 8"	215	3	Troy
34	Keaton Mitchell	RB	24	5' 8"	191	4	East Carolina
30	Alec Ingold	FB	30	6' 1"	240	8	Wisconsin
1	Quentin Johnston	WR	25	6' 2"	208	4	TCU
9	Tre' Harris	WR	24	6' 3"	210	2	Ole Miss
12	Derius Davis	WR	26	5' 8"	165	4	TCU
13	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	31	6' 4"	206	9	South Florida
15	Ladd McConkey	WR	24	6' 0"	185	3	Georgia
89	Brenen ThompsonOut	WR	23	5' 9"	170	R	Mississippi State
—	Hayden Rucci	TE	25	6' 5"	247	1	Wisconsin
81	Patrick Herbert	TE	25	6' 5"	255	1	Oregon
86	Oronde Gadsden	TE	23	6' 5"	236	2	Syracuse
88	Charlie KolarOut	TE	27	6' 6"	250	5	Iowa State
70	Rashawn Slater	OT	27	6' 4"	315	6	Northwestern
76	Joe Alt	OT	23	6' 8"	322	3	Notre Dame
77	Travis Burke	OT	23	6' 9"	315	R	Memphis
65	Logan Taylor	G	24	6' 7"	312	R	Boston College
69	Cole Strange	G	28	6' 5"	305	5	Chattanooga
73	Alex Harkey	G	25	6' 6"	327	R	Oregon
74	Kayode AwosikaOut	G	27	6' 3"	312	5	Buffalo
75	Trevor Penning	G	27	6' 7"	325	5	Northern Iowa
60	Jacob Spomer	C	25	6' 3"	290	R	Fresno State
63	Tyler BiadaszInjured Reserve	C	28	6' 4"	318	7	Wisconsin
66	Jake Slaughter	C	23	6' 5"	308	R	Florida

Defense (26)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
91	Nick Barrett	DT	23	6' 3"	327	R	South Carolina
92	Justin Eboigbe	DT	25	6' 5"	292	3	Alabama
93	Teair Tart	DT	29	6' 2"	315	7	Florida International
94	Dalvin TomlinsonOut	DT	32	6' 3"	317	10	Alabama
99	Jamaree Caldwell	DT	26	6' 1"	340	2	Oregon
0	Daiyan Henley	LB	26	6' 0"	225	4	Washington State
43	Troy Dye	LB	30	6' 3"	225	7	Oregon
45	Tuli Tuipulotu	LB	24	6' 3"	266	4	USC
48	Bud Dupree	LB	33	6' 4"	269	12	Kentucky
50	Caleb Murphy	LB	26	6' 3"	254	4	Ferris State
52	Khalil Mack	LB	35	6' 3"	269	13	Buffalo
53	Del'Shawn Phillips	LB	29	6' 2"	230	7	Illinois
58	Marlowe Wax	LB	23	6' 1"	236	2	Syracuse
90	Akheem Mesidor	LB	25	6' 3"	280	R	Miami
2	Elijah MoldenOut	CB	27	5' 10"	192	6	Washington
4	Tarheeb Still	CB	24	6' 1"	196	3	Maryland
20	Cam Hart	CB	26	6' 2"	207	3	Notre Dame
24	Rodney Shelley	CB	24	5' 11"	180	R	Georgia Tech
26	Donte JacksonQuestionable	CB	30	5' 10"	180	8	LSU
33	Deane Leonard	CB	26	6' 0"	195	5	Ole Miss
37	Isas Waxter	CB	25	6' 1"	209	1	Villanova
3	Derwin James Jr.	S	30	6' 2"	215	9	Florida State
22	Genesis Smith	S	21	6' 2"	204	R	Arizona
23	Tony Jefferson	S	34	5' 11"	212	12	Oklahoma
27	RJ Mickens	S	25	6' 0"	210	2	Clemson
32	Kendall Williamson	S	26	6' 0"	203	2	Stanford

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
11	Cameron Dicker	PK	26	6' 1"	216	5	Texas
16	JK Scott	P	30	6' 5"	208	8	Alabama
47	Josh Harris	LS	37	6' 1"	224	15	Auburn

Injured reserve / out (7)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
44	Scott MatlockInjured Reserve	FB	26	6' 4"	296	4	Boise State
84	KeAndre Lambert-SmithInjured Reserve	WR	24	6' 1"	182	2	Auburn
83	David NjokuInjured Reserve	TE	30	6' 4"	246	12	Miami
67	Isaiah WorldOut	OT	22	6' 8"	318	R	Oregon
79	Trey Pipkins IIIInjured Reserve	OT	30	6' 6"	307	8	Sioux Falls
71	Branson TaylorInjured Reserve	G	24	6' 6"	330	1	Pittsburgh
6	Denzel PerrymanInjured Reserve	LB	33	5' 11"	240	12	Miami

Practice squad (13)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
31	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	RB	25	5' 11"	200	R	Memphis
35	Amar Johnson	RB	23	5' 10"	205	1	South Dakota State
82	Theo Wease Jr.	WR	25	6' 2"	210	1	Missouri
87	Gary Jennings	WR	29	6' 1"	216	2	West Virginia
49	Evan Svoboda	TE	23	6' 5"	251	R	Wyoming
78	Laekin Vakalahi	OT	23	6' 5"	327	1	—
68	Josh Kaltenberger	C	25	6' 6"	308	1	Maryland
64	Terry Webb	DT	23	6' 3"	313	R	SMU
95	Jordan Jefferson	DT	25	6' 2"	316	3	LSU
25	Junior Colson	LB	23	6' 3"	247	3	Michigan
51	Andre Carter II	LB	26	6' 6"	256	3	Army
57	Lander Barton	LB	22	6' 5"	240	R	Utah
29	Kaiir Elam	CB	25	6' 1"	202	5	Florida