Bolts From The Blue
The Chargers are 2-0 through their first two preseason games with dominant wins over both the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. Both wins were headlined by strong defensive efforts by some of the youngest Chargers on the team, including a trio of undrafted free agent cornerbacks in Nikko Reed, Myles Purchase, and Eric Rogers.
Former Titans UDFA Caleb Murphy has been on a tear this preseason as well, leading the team in sacks and making a number of impact plays when on the field.
Maybe it’s just me, but this may be the most fun I’ve had watching the Chargers since I started covering the team in 2017. Of course winning is an easy way to make that happen, but it just feels like there’s all of a sudden so much depth on the team. And I mean all the way down to the third and fourth-stringers.
Through the first two of their four preseason exhibitions this year, here are the guys at the top of the stat sheet.
Offense
Passing
Trey Lance: 20-of-34, 175 passing yards, two touchdowns
DJ Uiagalelei: 3-of-4, 74 passing yards
Taylor Heinicke: 1-of-5, eight passing yards
Rushing
Hassan Haskins 67 rushing yards
Trey Lance: 56 rushing yards, one touchdown
Kimani Vidal: 53 rushing yards, two touchdowns
Nyheim Miller-Hines: 44 rushing yards
Raheim Sanders: 42 rushing yards, one touchdown
Receiving
Dalevon Campbell: 74 receiving yards
KeAndre Lambert-Smith: 43 receiving yards, one touchdown
Brenden Rice: 25 receiving yards
Oronde Gadsden II: 22 receiving yards
Hassan Haskins: 20 receiving yards
Defense
Tackles
S Emany Johnson: 17
S RJ Mickens: 11
LB Marlowe Wax: 11
CB Ja’Sir Taylor: 9
S Kendall Williamson: 8
Sacks
EDGE Caleb Murphy: 2
DT Jamaree Caldwell: 1
LB Marlowe Wax: 1
DT TeRah Edwards: 1
S Tony Jefferson: 1
EDGE Tre’mon Morris Brash: 1
Interceptions
CB Eric Rogers: 2
CB Myles Purchase: 1
CB Nikko Reed: 1
