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Most of the NFL roster moves have been made, so the 2024 Chargers Roster is starting to take shape. This post goes over the changes - who the Chargers Drafted, Lost, and Gained, and who will be the X-Factor for the Chargers this season.

2024 Chargers Draft Picks

Round 1, Pick 5: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Round 2, Pick 34: Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
Round 3, Pick 69: Junior Colson, LB, Michigan
Round 4, Pick 105: Justin Eboigbe, DL, Alabama
Round 5, Pick 140: Tarheeb Still, CB, Maryland
Round 5, Pick 140: Cam Hart, CB, Notre Dame
Round 6, Pick 181: Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy
Round 7, Pick 225: Brenden Rice, WR, USC
Round 7, Pick 253: Cornelius Johnson, WR, Michigan

Experts praised several aspects of the Chargers' draft:
Addressing key needs: The Chargers focused on strengthening their offensive line, receiving corps, and defense.
First-round pick Joe Alt: While some debate exists about his transition to right tackle, Alt is considered a top tackle prospect with potential Pro Bowl upside.
Value picks: Ladd McConkey (2nd round) and Junior Colson (3rd round) were highlighted as particularly good value selections.
Strategic trades: The trade-up for McConkey was viewed positively, showcasing the team's commitment to addressing needs efficiently.
Late-round potential: Several Day 3 picks, including Cam Hart (5th round) and Brenden Rice (7th round), were noted for their potential to contribute early or develop into valuable players.

Charger Players Lost 2024

the Los Angeles Chargers lost three significant players in the 2024 offseason:
Keenan Allen: The veteran wide receiver was traded to the Chicago Bears. The Chargers received a 2024 fourth-round pick (No. 110) in exchange for Allen.

Mike Williams: Another key wide receiver, Williams signed with the New York Jets as a free agent.

Austin Ekeler: The veteran running back confirmed after the 2023 season that he would not be returning to the Chargers. His performance declined significantly in 2023, making it difficult for the team to justify offering him a new contract.

Kenneth Murray: The linebacker's rookie contract has expired, and given his underwhelming performance since being drafted in the first round in 2020, it's likely he won't be re-signed

Michael Davis had the highest 2023 cap hit of any Charger hitting free agency this offseason, and nothing about his play this year suggested he deserved that much — or any new contract in L.A. at all.

These departures significantly impacted the Chargers' receiving corps, which likely influenced their draft strategy. The loss of both Allen and Williams created a pressing need for the team to acquire new talent at the wide receiver position to support quarterback Justin Herbert. It's worth noting that these losses in the receiving corps were part of the reason why the Chargers prioritized drafting wide receiver Ladd McConkey in the second round (No. 34 overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Charger Additions in 2024

J.K. Dobbins, RB: Signed on April 18. Dobbins previously played for the Baltimore Ravens.
Kristian Fulton, CB: Signed on March 28. Fulton was previously with the Tennessee Titans.
Denzel Perryman, LB: Signed on March 19. Perryman returns to the Chargers, where he was originally drafted in 2015.
Bradley Bozeman, C: Signed on March 18. Bozeman comes from the Carolina Panthers.
Hayden Hurst, TE: Agreed to terms, previously with the Carolina Panthers.
Gus Edwards, RB: Signed a two-year, $6.5 million deal. Edwards previously played for the Baltimore Ravens.
Will Dissly, TE: Signed a three-year, $14 million deal. Dissly was formerly with the Seattle Seahawks.
Poona Ford, DT: Signed a one-year deal. Ford previously played for the Buffalo Bills.
Troy Dye, LB: Agreed to terms on a one-year contract. Dye was formerly with the Minnesota Vikings.

2024 Chargers Schedule

9/8/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Las Vegas Raiders 4:05p CBS
9/15/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at Carolina Panthers 1:00p CBS
9/22/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00p CBS
9/29/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs 4:25p CBS
Week 5 bye
10/13/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos 4:05p CBS
10/21/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at Arizona Cardinals 9:00p ESPN+
10/27/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints 4:05p FOX
11/3/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at Cleveland Browns 1:00p CBS
11/10/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Tennessee Titans 4:05p FOX
11/17/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Cincinnati Bengals 4:25p CBS
11/25/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Baltimore Ravens 8:15p ESPN*
12/1/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at Atlanta Falcons 1:00p CBS
12/8/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs 8:20p NBC*
12/15/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:25p FOX
12/22/2024 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos 4:05p FOX
12/28/2024 Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots TBD TBD
1/5/2025 Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders TBD TBD

Chargers Coaches

Head Coach - Jim Harbaugh

A former quarterback for the Chargers during the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Harbaugh spent the past nine years at his alma mater as head football coach for the University of Michigan. Harbaugh rejoins the Chargers after having led Michigan to three consecutive Big Ten Championships, three straight appearances in the College Football Playoff and a perfect 15-0 record this past season that saw the Wolverines crowned 2023 National Champions.

Defensive Coordinator - Jesse Minter

Minter's unit was the top-ranked defense in the country in 2023, allowing just 247.0 total net yards per game en route to a College Football Playoff National Championship, and ranked No. 2 in the nation over his two-season span as defensive coordinator (268.8). A rising star, Minter was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2022, an honor annually presented to the top assistant coach in college football.

Prior to his time in Ann Arbor, Mich., Minter was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach for Vanderbilt University during the 2021 season. He coached his first four seasons (2017-20) in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens, advancing to the role of defensive backs coach his final year with the Ravens. In his four years in Baltimore, the Ravens secured three postseason berths and back-to-back AFC North Division crowns (2018-19).

Minter was the defensive coordinator at Georgia State from 2013-16, earning his first Broyles nomination in 2015 with the Panthers. Minter began his coaching career as a defensive intern for the University of Notre Dame in 2006, moving on to be a graduate assistant for the University of Cincinnati for two seasons (2007-08) and coaching a total of four seasons at Indiana State — two as linebackers coach (2009-10) and another two as defensive coordinator (2011-12), marking his first coordinator experience.

Offensive Coordinator - Greg Roman

Over the course of his NFL career, Roman has coached 13 players to be selected to 28 Pro Bowls, including Mark Andrews (2021), Lamar Jackson (2019), Ronnie Stanley (2019) and Mike Iupati (2012) as AP first-team All-Pros. Roman is reunited with Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, who he worked under for six seasons — as associate head coach at Stanford (2009-10) and as offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers (2011-14).

With the 49ers, He oversaw an offense that ranked No. 2 in the NFL in rushing offense, averaging 139.3 yards per game Roman was the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills from 2015-16 before returning to Baltimore in 2017, coaching the Ravens tight ends for two seasons (2017-18). Roman broke into the NFL with the Carolina Panthers in a variety of roles from 1995-2001 before joining the Houston Texans to coach tight ends (2002-03) and quarterbacks (2004-05). He then had his first stint with the Baltimore Ravens, serving as the team's assistant offensive line coach from 2006-07.

Chargers Roster July 9, 2024

Player # Pos HT WT Age Exp College
Joe Alt 76 T 6-8 322 21 R Notre Dame
Karsen Barnhart 61 G 6-5 316 23 R Michigan
Casey Bauman 16 QB 6-6 238 24 R Augustana
Luke Benson 41 TE 6-4 233 N/A R Georgia Tech
Joey Bosa 97 OLB 6-5 280 28 9 Ohio State
Bradley Bozeman 75 C 6-3 317 29 7 Alabama
DJ Chark 9 WR 6-3 200 27 7 Louisiana State
Jerrod Clark 72 DL 6-3 334 24 1 Coastal Carolina
Chris Collins 53 OLB 6-5 255 N/A R Minnesota
Junior Colson 25 LB 6-3 247 21 R Michigan
Derius Davis 12 WR 5-8 165 23 2 TCU
Akeem Dent 46 S 6-1 191 36 R Florida State
Cameron Dicker 11 K 6-1 216 24 3 Texas
Will Dissly 81 TE 6-4 265 28 7 Washington
J.K. Dobbins 27 RB 5-10 215 25 5 Ohio State
Elijah Dotson 42 RB 5-9 202 25 2 Northern Colorado
Max Duggan 8 QB 6-1 207 23 1 TCU
Bud Dupree 48 OLB 6-4 269 31 10 Kentucky
Troy Dye 43 LB 6-3 231 27 5 Oregon
Justin Eboigbe 92 DL 6-5 292 23 R Alabama
Gus Edwards 4 RB 6-1 238 29 7 Rutgers
Andrew Farmer II 98 OLB 6-4 250 24 2 Lane College
Simi Fehoko 87 WR 6-4 218 26 4 Stanford
AJ Finley 24 S 6-0 188 N/A 1 Mississippi
Poona Ford 95 DL 5-11 310 28 7 Texas
Morgan Fox 56 DL 6-3 275 29 8 Colorado State-Pueblo
Kristian Fulton 7 CB 5-11 197 25 4 Louisiana State
Jaelen Gill 40 WR 6-0 185 N/A R Fresno State
Alohi Gilman 32 S 5-10 201 26 5 Notre Dame
Matt Hankins 23 CB 5-11 185 25 1 Iowa
Thomas Harper 37 S 5-10 195 23 R Notre Dame
Josh Harris 47 LS 6-1 224 35 13 Auburn
Cam Hart 20 CB 6-2 207 23 R Notre Dame
Zach Heins 49 TE 6-7 260 N/A R South Dakota State
Daiyan Henley 0 LB 6-1 225 24 2 Washington State
Justin Herbert 10 QB 6-6 236 26 5 Oregon
Christopher Hinton 91 DL 6-4 310 23 2 Michigan
Hayden Hurst 88 TE 6-4 245 30 7 South Carolina
Savion Jackson 54 OLB 6-2 290 N/A R North Carolina State
Brenden Jaimes 64 OL 6-5 300 25 4 Nebraska
Derwin James Jr. 3 S 6-2 215 27 7 Florida State
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste 51 LB 6-2 230 23 R Mississippi
Tony Jefferson 22 S 5-11 212 32 10 Oklahoma
Cornelius Johnson 86 WR 6-3 208 23 R Michigan
Jaylen Johnson 39 WR 6-2 194 N/A R East Carolina
Leon Johnson 35 WR 6-5 215 23 R Oklahoma State
Zion Johnson 77 G 6-3 316 24 3 Boston College
Quentin Johnston 1 WR 6-4 215 22 2 TCU
Robert Kennedy 40 CB 5-10 188 N/A R North Carolina State
Brent Laing 65 C 6-3 304 25 1 Minnesota Duluth
Alex Leatherwood 67 T 6-5 312 25 3 Alabama
Shane Lee 50 LB 6-0 240 N/A R Southern California
Deane Leonard 33 DB 6-0 195 24 3 Mississippi
Khalil Mack 52 OLB 6-3 269 33 11 Buffalo
Ben Mason 44 TE/FB 6-3 254 25 1 Michigan
Micheal Mason 78 DL 6-3 280 N/A R Coastal Carolina
Scott Matlock 99 DL 6-4 296 24 2 Boise State
Ladd McConkey 15 WR 6-0 185 22 R Georgia
Jordan McFadden 71 OL 6-2 303 24 2 Clemson
Tyler McLellan 74 T 6-8 355 24 R Campbell
Tre'Mon Morris-Brash 57 LB 6-2 245 N/A R Central Florida
Nick Niemann 31 LB 6-3 244 26 4 Iowa
Otito Ogbonnia 93 DL 6-4 320 23 3 UCLA
CJ Okoye 69 DL 6-6 315 22 1 Praise Olatoke WR 6-2 197 N/A R Ohio State
Joshua Palmer 5 WR 6-1 210 24 4 Tennessee
Donald Parham Jr. 89 TE 6-8 237 26 5 Stetson
Willis Patrick 66 G 6-4 338 N/A R TCU
Jaret Patterson 34 RB 5-8 195 24 2 Buffalo
Denzel Perryman 6 LB 5-11 240 31 10 Miami
Jalyn Phillips 35 S 6-1 205 22 R Clemson
Trey Pipkins III 79 T 6-6 307 27 6 Sioux Falls
Brenden Rice 82 WR 6-3 210 22 R Southern California
Chris Rumph II 94 OLB 6-2 244 25 4 Duke
Jamaree Salyer 68 OL 6-4 325 23 3 Georgia
Asante Samuel Jr. 26 CB 5-10 180 24 4 Florida State
Foster Sarell 73 T 6-6 322 N/A 3 Stanford
JK Scott 16 P 6-5 208 28 6 Alabama
Ty Shelby 59 OLB 6-3 249 25 1 Louisiana-Monroe
Rashawn Slater 70 T 6-4 315 25 4 Northwestern
Stone Smartt 84 TE 6-4 226 25 3 Old Dominion
Isaiah Spiller 28 RB 6-1 215 22 3 Texas A&M
Easton Stick 2 QB 6-1 224 28 6 North Dakota State
Tarheeb Still 29 CB 6-1 196 22 R Maryland
Ja'Sir Taylor 36 DB 5-10 185 25 3 Wake Forest
Tuli Tuipulotu 45 OLB 6-3 266 21 2 Southern California
Kimani Vidal 30 RB 5-8 215 22 R Troy
Zamari Walton 39 CB 6-3 185 26 R Mississippi
Chris Wilcox 38 CB 6-2 195 26 1 Brigham Young
Bucky Williams 60 C/G 6-3 300 N/A R Appalachian State
JT Woods 22 S 6-2 193 24 3 Baylor

Current Roster Draft History

Bosa, Joey - OLB - 2016 - Round 1, Pick 3 - Ohio State
Chark Jr., DJ - WR - 2018 - Round 2, Pick 61 (by Jacksonville) - LSU
Davis, Derius - WR - 2023 - Round 4, Pick 125 - TCU
Dicker, Cameron - K - 2022 - Undrafted - Texas
Dissly, Will - TE - 2018 - Round 4, Pick 120 (by Seattle) - Washington
Dobbins, J.K. - RB - 2020 - Round 2, Pick 55 (by Baltimore) - Ohio State
Duggan, Max - QB - 2023 - Round 7, Pick 239 - TCU
Dupree, Bud - OLB - 2015 - Round 1, Pick 22 (by Pittsburgh) - Kentucky
Edwards, Gus - RB - 2018 - Undrafted - Rutgers
Fehoko, Simi - WR - 2021 - Round 5, Pick 179 (by Dallas) - Stanford
Fox, Morgan - DL - 2016 - Undrafted - Colorado State-Pueblo
Fulton, Kristian - CB - 2020 - Round 2, Pick 61 (by Tennessee) - LSU
Harris, Josh - LS - 2012 - Undrafted - Auburn
Herbert, Justin - QB - 2020 - Round 1, Pick 6 - Oregon
James Jr., Derwin - S - 2018 - Round 1, Pick 17 - Florida State
Johnston, Quentin - WR - 2023 - Round 1, Pick 21 - TCU
Perryman, Denzel - LB - 2015 - Round 2, Pick 48 - Miami (FL)
Samuel Jr., Asante - CB - 2021 - Round 2, Pick 47 - Florida State
Scott, JK - P - 2018 - Round 5, Pick 172 (by Green Bay) - Alabama
Spiller, Isaiah - RB - 2022 - Round 4, Pick 123 - Texas A&M
Stick, Easton - QB - 2019 - Round 5, Pick 166 - North Dakota State
Allen, Keenan - WR - 2013 - Round 3, Pick 76 - California
Ekeler, Austin - RB - 2017 - Undrafted - Western Colorado
Feeney, Dan - G - 2017 - Round 3, Pick 71 - Indiana
Gilman, Alohi - S - 2020 - Round 6, Pick 186 - Notre Dame
Johnson, Ty - RB - 2015 - Round 3, Pick 86 (by Arizona) - Northern Iowa
Jones, Justin - DT - 2020 - Round 3, Pick 85 - Ohio State
Kendricks, Eric - LB - 2015 - Round 2, Pick 45 (by Minnesota) - UCLA
Linsley, Corey - C - 2014 - Round 5, Pick 161 (by Green Bay) - Ohio State
Mack, Khalil - OLB - 2014 - Round 1, Pick 5 (by Oakland) - Buffalo
McKitty, Tre' - TE - 2021 - Round 3, Pick 97 - Georgia
Murray, Kenneth - LB - 2020 - Round 1, Pick 23 - Oklahoma
Palmer, Joshua - WR - 2021 - Round 3, Pick 77 - Tennessee
Parham Jr., Donald - TE - 2020 - Undrafted - Stetson
Pipkins III, Trey - OT - 2019 - Round 3, Pick 91 - Sioux Falls
Rumph II, Chris - OLB - 2021 - Round 4, Pick 118 - Duke
Salyer, Jamaree - OL - 2022 - Round 6, Pick 195 - Georgia
Slater, Rashawn - OT - 2021 - Round 1, Pick 13 - Northwestern
Taylor, Tuli - DT - 2023 - Round 6, Pick 200 - Tulane
Tillery, Jerry - DL - 2019 - Round 1, Pick 28 - Notre Dame
Van Noy, Kyle - LB - 2014 - Round 2, Pick 40 (by Detroit) - BYU
Woods, Ja'Sir - S - 2023 - Round 5, Pick 156 - Baylor

### 2024 Draft Picks

Joe Alt - OT, Notre Dame, Los Angeles Chargers
Ladd McConkey - WR, Georgia, Los Angeles Chargers
Junior Colson - LB, Michigan, Los Angeles Chargers
Justin Eboigbe -
DT, Alabama, Los Angeles Chargers
Tarheeb Still - CB, Maryland, Los Angeles Chargers
Cam Hart - CB, Notre Dame,
Los Angeles Chargers
Kimani Vidal - RB, Troy, Los Angeles Chargers
Brenden Rice - WR, USC, Los Angeles
Chargers
Cornelius Johnson - WR, Michigan, Los Angeles Chargers ### 2023 Draft Picks
1. **Quentin Johnston** - WR, TCU, Los Angeles Chargers
2. **Tuli Tuipulotu** - EDGE, USC, Los Angeles Chargers
3. **Daiyan Henley** - LB, Washington State, Los Angeles Chargers
4. **Derius Davis** - WR, TCU, Los Angeles Chargers
5. **Jordan McFadden** - OT, Clemson, Los Angeles Chargers
6. **Scott Matlock** - DT, Boise State, Los Angeles Chargers
7. **Max Duggan** - QB, TCU, Los Angeles Chargers

### 2022 Draft Picks
1. **Zion Johnson** - G, Boston College, Los Angeles Chargers
2. **JT Woods** - S, Baylor, Los Angeles Chargers
3. **Isaiah Spiller** - RB, Texas A&M, Los Angeles Chargers
4. **Otito Ogbonnia** - DT, UCLA, Los Angeles Chargers
5. **Jamaree Salyer** - OL, Georgia, Los Angeles Chargers
6. **Ja’Sir Taylor** - CB, Wake Forest, Los Angeles Chargers
7. **Deane Leonard** - CB, Ole Miss, Los Angeles Chargers
8. **Zander Horvath** - FB, Purdue, Los Angeles Chargers
### 2021 Draft Picks
1. **Rashawn Slater** - OT, Northwestern, Los Angeles Chargers
2. **Asante Samuel Jr.** - CB, Florida State, Los Angeles Chargers
3. **Josh Palmer** - WR, Tennessee, Los Angeles Chargers
4. **Tre' McKitty** - TE, Georgia, Los Angeles Chargers
5. **Chris Rumph II** - LB, Duke, Los Angeles Chargers
6. **Brenden Jaimes** - OL, Nebraska, Los Angeles Chargers
7. **Nick Niemann** - LB, Iowa, Los Angeles Chargers
8. **Larry Rountree III** - RB, Missouri, Free Agent
9. **Mark Webb** - CB, Georgia, Free Agent
### 2020 Draft Picks
1. **Justin Herbert** - QB, Oregon, Los Angeles Chargers
2. **Kenneth Murray** - LB, Oklahoma, Los Angeles Chargers
3. **Joshua Kelley** - RB, UCLA, Los Angeles Chargers
4. **Joe Reed** - WR, Virginia, Free Agent
5. **Alohi Gilman** - S, Notre Dame, Los Angeles Chargers
6. **K.J. Hill** - WR, Ohio State, Free Agent
### 2019 Draft Picks
1. **Jerry Tillery** - DT, Notre Dame, Free Agent
2. **Nasir Adderley** - S, Delaware, Los Angeles Chargers
3. **Trey Pipkins** - OT, Sioux Falls, Los Angeles Chargers
4. **Drue Tranquill** - LB, Notre Dame, Kansas City Chiefs
5. **Easton Stick** - QB, North Dakota State, Los Angeles Chargers
6. **Emeke Egbule** - LB, Houston, Free Agent
7. **Cortez Broughton** - DT, Cincinnati, Free Agent
### 2018 Draft Picks
1. **Derwin James** - S, Florida State, Los Angeles Chargers
2. **Uchenna Nwosu** - LB, USC, Seattle Seahawks
3. **Justin Jones** - DT, NC State, Chicago Bears
4. **Kyzir White** - LB, West Virginia, Philadelphia Eagles
5. **Scott Quessenberry** - C, UCLA, Minnesota Vikings
6. **Dylan Cantrell** - WR, Texas Tech, Free Agent
### 2017 Draft Picks
1. **Mike Williams** - WR, Clemson, Los Angeles Chargers
2. **Forrest Lamp** - G, Western Kentucky, Free Agent
3. **Dan Feeney** - G, Indiana, Miami Dolphins
4. **Rayshawn Jenkins** - S, Miami, Jacksonville Jaguars
5. **Desmond King** - CB, Iowa, Houston Texans
6. **Sam Tevi** - OT, Utah, Free Agent
7. **Isaac Rochell** - DE, Notre Dame, Free Agent
### 2016 Draft Picks
1. **Joey Bosa** - DE, Ohio State, Los Angeles Chargers
2. **Hunter Henry** - TE, Arkansas, New England Patriots
3. **Max Tuerk** - C, USC, Deceased
4. **Joshua Perry** - LB, Ohio State, Retired
5. **Jatavis Brown** - LB, Akron, Retired
6. **Derek Watt** - FB, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh Steelers
7. **Donavon Clark** - G, Michigan State, Free Agent
### 2015 Draft Picks
1. **Melvin Gordon** - RB, Wisconsin, Baltimore Ravens
2. **Denzel Perryman** - LB, Miami, Houston Texans
3. **Craig Mager** - CB, Texas State, Free Agent
4. **Kyle Emanuel** - LB, North Dakota State, Retired
5. **Darius Philon** - DT, Arkansas, Free Agent
### 2014 Draft Picks
1. **Jason Verrett** - CB, TCU, San Francisco 49ers
2. **Jeremiah Attaochu** - LB, Georgia Tech, Free Agent
3. **Chris Watt** - G, Notre Dame, Retired
4. **Ryan Carrethers** - DT, Arkansas State, Free Agent
5. **Marion Grice** - RB, Arizona State, Retired