Bolts From The Blue
The Chargers still have plenty of roster spots to reinforce ahead of the 2025 season.
The Chargers have made their fair share of moves over the first week of free agency. They’ve fleshed out their defensive line room with low-cost signings, signed one of the top guards available, and found a new starting running back.
Still, there’s much more to do if they want their roster to be objectively better than it was a season ago. Thankfully, there’s still plenty of time to continue making deals on top of next month’s NFL draft.
Below, I touch on every position group for the Chargers and give my thoughts on where they should go from here with each room.
Let’s go ahead and take a look.
The Chargers solidified their quarterback room by signing Taylor Heinicke to an extension through the 2026 season. Easton Stick remains QB3 and the emergency QB on game days.
What they should do: Nothing
The Chargers upgraded the durable and longevity of their starting running back spot by signing former Steelers rusher Najee Harris. With four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and zero games missed since entering the NFL, the Bolts have a much higher floor for their rushing game than in years past.
However, behind Harris sits 2024 sixth-rounder Kimani Vidal, Hassan Haskins, and Jaret Patterson. Both Vidal and Haskins had their moments last year, but nothing truly happened that would make the Chargers NOT consider adding another impactful runner.
The Lions have David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs. The Ravens have Derrick Henry and Justice Hill. The Bucs have Bucky Irving and Rachaad White. It only makes sense for the Chargers — if they truly want to be the team the claim to want to be — that they go and find a complementary back in this year’s draft to pair with Harris.
What they should do: Find a running mate for Najee Harris
Bringing back Mike Williams helps the Chargers in the immediate as he helps give Justin Herbert a reliable X receiver. This will allow Ladd McConkey to do most of his work out of the slot and let Quentin Johnston move around the formation in hopes of gaining a positional mismatch.
But with Williams only signed for one year, and the depth looking bleak behind those three, the Chargers should definitely find a young receiver they can develop in this year’s draft, if not sign an available veteran to help in spot duty if an injury should arise.
What they should do: Draft a receiver with the expectation he starts in year two or sign a cheap veteran to solidify the room
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