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Los Angeles Chargers Roster & Depth Chart 2026
Los Angeles Chargers are 0-5 in the AFC West.
0-54th in AFC WestBye 7McDaniel motion 11Odd 3-4
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Scheme
McDaniel-called offense (his Miami teams ranked 1st in play-action rate and 2nd in motion rate); O'Leary keeps the Minter defensive foundation and tailors it to personnel.
OC / DC Mike McDaniel / Chris O'Leary
Record
0-4 · 67/106 · L4
as of 2026-10-07
4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet
2027 cap
$70.7M space · $43.9M effective
OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026
Needs
Board fit
IOL
EDGE
LB
2026 playbook
Scheme desk
Mike McDaniel / Chris O'Leary
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
McDaniel motion 11
- Offensive scheme type
- McDaniel motion 11
- Personnel
- 21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Wide zone / jet
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Outside zone
Offensive aggression
Aggressive · 78
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Harbaugh/McDaniel: preseason motion ~89%. Jet, orbit, and wide zone from 11.
Defense
Odd 3-4
- Defensive scheme type
- Odd 3-4
- Base front
- Odd nickel 3-4
- Front
- 3-4
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3
- Primary press technique
- Press-bail
Defensive aggression
Disciplined · 55
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
O'Leary odd 3-4, Cover 3 press-bail. The offense is the schematic headline.
79 players · 52 on the active roster · 27 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.
Roster
Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.
Offense21
| 60 |  Jacob Spomer |  | C | 6' 3" | 290 | 25 | R | Brentwood, CA | — | Active |
| 66 |  Jake Slaughter |  | C | 6' 5" | 308 | 23 | R | Sparr, FL | — | Active |
| 30 |  Alec Ingold |  | FB | 6' 1" | 240 | 30 | 8 yrs | Green Bay, WI | — | Active |
| 44 |  Scott Matlock |  | FB | 6' 4" | 296 | 26 | 4 yrs | Homedale, ID | — | Active |
| 65 |  Logan Taylor |  | G | 6' 7" | 312 | 24 | R | Lunenburg, NS | — | Active |
| 69 |  Cole Strange |  | G | 6' 5" | 305 | 28 | 5 yrs | Knoxville, TN | — | Active |
| 71 |  Branson Taylor | PIT | G | 6' 6" | 330 | 24 | 1 yr | Lorain, OH | — | Active |
| 73 |  Alex Harkey |  | G | 6' 6" | 327 | 25 | R | Austin, TX | — | Active |
| 61 |  Daniel Brunskill |  | OT | 6' 5" | 300 | 32 | 9 yrs | Valley Center, CA | — | Active |
| 77 |  Travis Burke |  | OT | 6' 9" | 315 | 23 | R | Hollywood, FL | — | Active |
| 7 |  DJ Uiagalelei |  | QB | 6' 4" | 252 | 25 | 1 yr | Inland Empire, CA | — | Active |
| 10 |  Justin Herbert | | QB | 6' 6" | 236 | 28 | 7 yrs | Eugene, OR | — | Active |
| 8 |  Omarion Hampton |  | RB | 6' 0" | 220 | 23 | 2 yrs | Clayton, NC | — | Active |
| 28 |  Kimani Vidal | TRO | RB | 5' 8" | 215 | 25 | 3 yrs | Marietta, GA | — | Active |
| 34 |  Keaton Mitchell |  | RB | 5' 8" | 191 | 24 | 4 yrs | Mcdonough, GA | — | Active |
| 40 |  Hayden Rucci | | TE | 6' 5" | 247 | 25 | 1 yr | Lititz, PA | — | Active |
| 81 |  Patrick Herbert | | TE | 6' 5" | 255 | 25 | 1 yr | Eugene, OR | — | Active |
| 86 |  Oronde Gadsden |  | TE | 6' 5" | 236 | 23 | 2 yrs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | — | Active |
| 88 |  Charlie Kolar |  | TE | 6' 6" | 250 | 27 | 5 yrs | Norman, OK | — | Active |
| 12 |  Derius Davis |  | WR | 5' 8" | 165 | 26 | 4 yrs | Saint Francisville, LA | — | Active |
| 82 |  Theo Wease Jr. |  | WR | 6' 2" | 210 | 25 | 1 yr | Allen, TX | — | Active |
Defense16
| 4 |  Tarheeb Still |  | CB | 6' 1" | 196 | 24 | 3 yrs | Sicklerville, NJ | — | Active |
| 20 |  Cam Hart |  | CB | 6' 2" | 207 | 26 | 3 yrs | Baltimore, MD | — | Active |
| 33 |  Deane Leonard |  | CB | 6' 0" | 195 | 26 | 5 yrs | Calgary, AB | — | Active |
| 37 |  Isas Waxter |  | CB | 6' 1" | 209 | 25 | 1 yr | Newark, NJ | — | Active |
| 91 |  Nick Barrett |  | DT | 6' 3" | 327 | 23 | R | Goldsboro, NC | — | Active |
| 93 |  Teair Tart |  | DT | 6' 2" | 315 | 29 | 7 yrs | Philadelphia, PA | — | Active |
| 43 |  Troy Dye | | LB | 6' 3" | 225 | 30 | 7 yrs | Norco, CA | — | Active |
| 45 |  Tuli Tuipulotu |  | LB | 6' 3" | 266 | 24 | 4 yrs | Hawthorne, CA | — | Active |
| 50 |  Caleb Murphy |  | LB | 6' 3" | 254 | 26 | 4 yrs | Dowagiac, MI | — | Active |
| 52 |  Khalil Mack | BUF | LB | 6' 3" | 269 | 35 | 13 yrs | Fort Pierce, FL | — | Active |
| 53 |  Del'Shawn Phillips | ILL | LB | 6' 2" | 230 | 30 | 7 yrs | Highland Park, MI | — | Active |
| 58 |  Marlowe Wax | | LB | 6' 1" | 236 | 23 | 2 yrs | Baltimore, MD | — | Active |
| 90 |  Akheem Mesidor | MIA | LB | 6' 3" | 280 | 25 | R | Ottawa, ON | — | Active |
| 22 |  Genesis Smith | ARI | S | 6' 2" | 204 | 21 | R | Chandler, AZ | — | Active |
| 23 |  Tony Jefferson |  | S | 5' 11" | 212 | 34 | 12 yrs | Chula Vista, CA | — | Active |
| 27 |  RJ Mickens |  | S | 6' 0" | 210 | 25 | 2 yrs | Southlake, TX | — | Active |
Special Teams3
| 47 |  Josh Harris |  | LS | 6' 1" | 224 | 37 | 15 yrs | Carrollton, GA | — | Active |
| 16 |  JK Scott |  | P | 6' 5" | 208 | 30 | 8 yrs | Denver, CO | — | Active |
| 11 |  Cameron Dicker | TEX | PK | 6' 1" | 216 | 26 | 5 yrs | Austin, TX | — | Active |
Practice Squad12
| 68 |  Josh Kaltenberger | | C | 6' 6" | 308 | 25 | 1 yr | Pittsburgh, PA | — | Practice Squad |
| 29 |  Kaiir Elam | | CB | 6' 1" | 202 | 25 | 5 yrs | Riviera Beach, FL | — | Practice Squad |
| — |  Myles Adams |  | DE | 6' 2" | 299 | 28 | 4 yrs | Arlington, TX | — | Practice Squad |
| 64 |  Terry Webb |  | DT | 6' 3" | 313 | 23 | R | Galveston, TX | — | Practice Squad |
| 25 |  Junior Colson |  | LB | 6' 3" | 247 | 23 | 3 yrs | Mirebalais, Haiti | — | Practice Squad |
| 51 |  Andre Carter II |  | LB | 6' 6" | 256 | 26 | 3 yrs | Missouri City, TX | — | Practice Squad |
| 57 |  Lander Barton |  | LB | 6' 5" | 240 | 22 | R | Cottonwood Heights, UT | — | Practice Squad |
| 78 |  Laekin Vakalahi | | OT | 6' 5" | 327 | 23 | 1 yr | Brisbane, ACT | — | Practice Squad |
| 31 |  Greg Desrosiers Jr. | | RB | 5' 11" | 200 | 25 | R | Lawrence, MA | — | Practice Squad |
| 35 |  Amar Johnson |  | RB | 5' 10" | 205 | 23 | 1 yr | O' Fallon, MO | — | Practice Squad |
| 87* |  Gary Jennings |  | WR | 6' 1" | 216 | 29 | 2 yrs | Stafford, VA | — | Practice Squad |
| 87* |  Luke Grimm |  | WR | 6' 0" | 190 | 25 | 1 yr | Raymore, MO | — | Practice Squad |
Injury roster
Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.
Offense8
| 63 |  Tyler Biadasz | | C | 6' 4" | 318 | 28 | 7 yrs | Amherst, WI | — | Injured Reserve |
| 74 |  Kayode Awosika | BUF | G | 6' 3" | 312 | 27 | 5 yrs | Plymouth, MN | — | Questionable |
| 76 |  Joe Alt | | OT | 6' 8" | 322 | 23 | 3 yrs | North Oaks, MN | — | Questionable |
| 1 |  Quentin Johnston | | WR | 6' 2" | 208 | 25 | 4 yrs | Temple, TX | — | Questionable |
| 9 |  Tre' Harris | | WR | 6' 3" | 210 | 24 | 2 yrs | Lafayette, LA | — | Doubtful |
| 13 |  Marquez Valdes-Scantling |  | WR | 6' 4" | 206 | 32 | 9 yrs | St. Petersburg, FL | — | Questionable |
| 15 |  Ladd McConkey |  | WR | 6' 0" | 185 | 24 | 3 yrs | Chatsworth, GA | — | Questionable |
| 89 |  Brenen Thompson |  | WR | 5' 9" | 170 | 23 | R | Spearman, TX | — | Questionable |
Defense10
| 2 |  Elijah Molden | WAS | CB | 5' 10" | 192 | 27 | 6 yrs | West Linn, OR | — | Questionable |
| 24 |  Rodney Shelley |  | CB | 5' 11" | 180 | 24 | R | Fairburn, GA | — | Questionable |
| 26 |  Donte Jackson |  | CB | 5' 10" | 180 | 30 | 8 yrs | Metairie, LA | — | Questionable |
| 92 |  Justin Eboigbe | | DT | 6' 5" | 292 | 25 | 3 yrs | Forest Park, GA | — | Questionable |
| 94 |  Dalvin Tomlinson | | DT | 6' 3" | 317 | 32 | 10 yrs | Mcdonough, GA | — | Questionable |
| 99 |  Jamaree Caldwell | | DT | 6' 1" | 340 | 26 | 2 yrs | Newberry, SC | — | Questionable |
| 0 |  Daiyan Henley |  | LB | 6' 0" | 225 | 26 | 4 yrs | Los Angeles, CA | — | Questionable |
| 48 |  Bud Dupree |  | LB | 6' 4" | 269 | 33 | 12 yrs | Irwinton, GA | — | Questionable |
| 3 |  Derwin James Jr. | | S | 6' 2" | 215 | 30 | 9 yrs | Haines City, FL | — | Questionable |
| 32 |  Kendall Williamson |  | S | 6' 0" | 203 | 26 | 2 yrs | Snellville, GA | — | Questionable |
Injured / Out8
| 75 |  Trevor Penning |  | G | 6' 7" | 325 | 27 | 5 yrs | Clear Lake, IA | — | Injured Reserve |
| 6 |  Denzel Perryman | MIA | LB | 5' 11" | 240 | 33 | 12 yrs | Coral Gables, FL | — | Injured Reserve |
| 67 |  Isaiah World | | OT | 6' 8" | 318 | 22 | R | San Diego, CA | — | Out |
| 70 |  Rashawn Slater |  | OT | 6' 4" | 315 | 27 | 6 yrs | Sugar Land, TX | — | Injured Reserve |
| 79 |  Trey Pipkins III |  | OT | 6' 6" | 307 | 30 | 8 yrs | Apple Valley, MN | — | Injured Reserve |
| 5 |  Trey Lance |  | QB | 6' 4" | 226 | 26 | 6 yrs | Marshall, MN | — | Injured Reserve |
| 83 |  David Njoku | MIA | TE | 6' 4" | 246 | 30 | 12 yrs | Cedar Grove, NJ | — | Injured Reserve |
| 84 |  KeAndre Lambert-Smith | | WR | 6' 1" | 182 | 24 | 2 yrs | Norfolk, VA | — | Injured Reserve |
Practice Squad1
| 49 |  Evan Svoboda |  | TE | 6' 5" | 251 | 23 | R | Mesa, AZ | — | Out |
Injury notes27
Tyler Biadasz · C #63
- Injured Reserve
Kayode Awosika · G #74
- Questionable · Lower Leg
Joe Alt · OT #76
- Questionable · Neck
Quentin Johnston · WR #1
- Questionable · Chest
Tre' Harris · WR #9
- Doubtful · Hamstring
Marquez Valdes-Scantling · WR #13
- Questionable · Ribs
Ladd McConkey · WR #15
- Questionable · Foot
Brenen Thompson · WR #89
- Questionable · Quadriceps
Elijah Molden · CB #2
- Questionable · Hamstring
Rodney Shelley · CB #24
- Questionable · Hamstring
Donte Jackson · CB #26
- Questionable · Hamstring
Justin Eboigbe · DT #92
- Questionable · Shoulder
Dalvin Tomlinson · DT #94
- Questionable · Hamstring
Jamaree Caldwell · DT #99
- Questionable · Knee
Daiyan Henley · LB #0
- Questionable · Knee
Bud Dupree · LB #48
- Questionable · Neck
Derwin James Jr. · S #3
- Questionable · Hamstring
Kendall Williamson · S #32
- Questionable · Ankle
Trevor Penning · G #75
- Injured Reserve
Denzel Perryman · LB #6
- Injured Reserve
Isaiah World · OT #67
- Out
Rashawn Slater · OT #70
- Injured Reserve
Trey Pipkins III · OT #79
- Injured Reserve
Trey Lance · QB #5
- Injured Reserve
David Njoku · TE #83
- Injured Reserve
KeAndre Lambert-Smith · WR #84
- Injured Reserve · Hamstring
Evan Svoboda · TE #49
- Out
Roster log
Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.
- Injury
Brenen Thompson
Questionable · Quadriceps
- Injury
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Questionable · Ribs
- Injury
Kendall Williamson
Questionable · Ankle
- Injury
Dalvin Tomlinson
Questionable · Hamstring
- Injury
Elijah Molden
Questionable · Hamstring
- Injury
Jamaree Caldwell
Questionable · Knee
- Injury
Justin Eboigbe
Questionable · Shoulder
- Injury
Daiyan Henley
Questionable · Knee
- Injury
Tre' Harris
Doubtful · Hamstring
- Injury
Quentin Johnston
Questionable · Chest
- Injury
Ladd McConkey
Questionable · Foot
- Injury
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Injured Reserve · Hamstring
McDaniel motion 11Odd 3-4Wide zone / jetCover 321 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WROdd nickel 3-4Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
21 personnel · 2 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 21.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 1 | Quentin JohnstonQ | 84 | KeAndre Lambert-SmithIR | — | — |
| WR2 | 9 | Tre' HarrisD | 89 | Brenen ThompsonQ | — | — |
| LT | 70 | Rashawn SlaterIR | 79 | Trey Pipkins IIIIR | — | — |
| LG | 74 | Kayode AwosikaQ | 65 | Logan Taylor | — | — |
| C | 66 | Jake Slaughter | 60 | Jacob Spomer | — | — |
| RG | 69 | Cole Strange | 75 | Trevor PenningIR | 73 | Alex Harkey |
| RT | 76 | Joe AltQ | 77 | Travis Burke | — | — |
| TE | 88 | Charlie Kolar | 86 | Oronde Gadsden | 83 | David NjokuIR |
| QB | 10 | Justin Herbert | 5 | Trey LanceIR | — | — |
| FB | 30 | Alec Ingold | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 8 | Omarion Hampton | 34 | Keaton Mitchell | 28 | Kimani Vidal |
Defense
Nickel 3-4
Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 94 | Dalvin TomlinsonQ | 92 | Justin EboigbeQ | — | — |
| NT | 99 | Jamaree CaldwellQ | 91 | Nick Barrett | — | — |
| RDE | 93 | Teair Tart | — | — | — | — |
| WLB | 45 | Tuli Tuipulotu | 48 | Bud DupreeQ | — | — |
| LILB | 53 | Del'Shawn Phillips | 58 | Marlowe Wax | — | — |
| RILB | 0 | Daiyan HenleyQ | 43 | Troy Dye | — | — |
| LCB | 4 | Tarheeb Still | 20 | Cam Hart | 24 | Rodney ShelleyQ |
| SS | 23 | Tony Jefferson | 27 | RJ Mickens | 32 | Kendall WilliamsonQ |
| FS | 2 | Elijah MoldenQ | 22 | Genesis Smith | — | — |
| RCB | 26 | Donte JacksonQ | 33 | Deane Leonard | — | — |
| NB | 3 | Derwin James Jr.Q | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 11 | Cameron Dicker | — | — | — | — |
| P | 16 | JK Scott | — | — | — | — |
| H | 16 | JK Scott | — | — | — | — |
| LS | 47 | Josh Harris | — | — | — | — |
| PR | 12 | Derius Davis | 89 | Brenen ThompsonQ | 15 | Ladd McConkeyQ |
| KR | 12 | Derius Davis | 34 | Keaton Mitchell | 28 | Kimani Vidal |
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Los Angeles Chargers are 0-5 in the AFC West. The offense is McDaniel motion 11 and the defense is Odd 3-4. Play-callers are Mike McDaniel / Chris O'Leary.
Draft needs: Public boards rank this as the Chargers' top 2027 need Public boards have defensive line as the Chargers' 2nd need Public boards have safety as the Chargers' 3rd need