Bolts From The Blue
Kimani Vidal ended Week 13 as the Chargers’ highest-graded player (min. 20 snaps) after rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. On the other side, Khalil Mack was the defense’s highest-graded player after notching a half sack and overall helping keep Geno Smith in hell for 60 minutes of football.
It was exactly the type of game that the Chargers needed coming off their bye and also ahead of their brutal five-game slate to end the season. Can they keep up the positive momentum next week against the Eagles in primetime? Only time will tell on this one.
With that said, let’s go ahead and check out the highest and lowest graded players on the Chargers from their win over the Raiders.
Best (min. 20 snaps)
RB Kimani Vidal – 83.9
WR Tre’ Harris – 79.3
C Bradley Bozeman – 72.4
WR Keenan Allen – 70.2
OG Zion Johnson – 68.2
Vidal wasn’t just good while running the football against the Raiders, he was also great in pass protection with a grade of 86.8.
Harris caught a trio of passes and blocked his tail off on Sunday. His run block grade doesn’t reflect it, but he played a key role in springing Vidal on his 59-yard touchdown.
Bozeman finished with an 82.6 pass block grade which was easily his best of the season. His 68.4 in run blocking was also his second-highest mark in that area in 2025, as well.
Worst
OG Mekhi Becton – 52.1
OT Trey Pipkins – 52.7
TE/FB Tucker Fisk – 53.6
OT/G Jamaree Salyer – 53.7
TE Oronde Gadsden II – 55.7
Becton had a team-low 48.6 run block grade and allowed two pressures with no sacks. Pipkins let up a sack on two pressures with a 62.4 pass block, good for last among the starting five linemen.
Salyer’s pass block grade of 72.2 was third best on the team and still very good on its’ own, but his 49.7 run block grade surely sunk his overall mark a bit.
Best
EDGE Khalil Mack – 82.9
EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu – 80.7
DT Da’Shawn Hand – 76.7
CB Donte Jackson – 73.2
DT Justin Eboigbe – 67.6
Mack led the defense with five total pressures, including a sack and two quarterbacks. Tuipulotu had the better game in the box score with a team-leading two sacks amongst his four pressures. Hi 72.4 run defense grade was also third best on the team.
Hand’s 75.2 in run defense was second highest on Sunday while every other individual grade ended up at 60.0 0r higher.
Jackson’s 72.3 coverage grade was the highest among qualifying players while his 74.5 in tackling was second best.
Worst
DT Jamaree Caldwell – 45.0
CB Tarheeb Still – 45.8
LB Denzel Perryman – 47.9
CB Cam Hart – 49.0
DT Teair Tart – 53.2
Caldwell posted the team’s worst tackling grade at 22.9. His 43.1 in run defense was also second worst only to Still’s 42.7.
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