2024 Los Angeles Chargers season

65th season in franchise history

The 2024 season is the Los Angeles Chargers' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their ninth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their first under head coach Jim Harbaugh[1] and new general manager Joe Hortiz. They will play their home games at SoFi Stadium. They will attempt to improve on their 5–12 record from 2023, make the playoffs after a one-year absence, and end their 14-year AFC West title drought.

This will be the first season since 2012 without wide receiver Keenan Allen on the roster, as he was traded to the Chicago Bears on March 14.

Draft

2024 Los Angeles Chargers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Noted
1 5 Joe Alt OT Notre Dame
2 34 Ladd McConkey WR Georgia From New England
3 69 Junior Colson LB Michigan
4 105 Justin Eboigbe DT Alabama
5 137 Tarheeb Still CB Maryland From New England
5 140 Cam Hart CB Notre Dame
6 181 Kimani Vidal RB Troy
7 225 Brenden Rice WR USC
7 253 Cornelius Johnson WR Michigan Compensatory selection

Notes

2024 Los Angeles Chargers undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Karsen Barnhart G Michigan [2][3]
Casey Bauman QB Augustana (SD)
Luke Benson TE Georgia Tech
Akeem Dent S Florida State
Jaelen Gill WR Fresno State
Thomas Harper S Notre Dame
Zach Heins TE South Dakota State
Savion Jackson OLB NC State
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste LB Ole Miss
Leon Johnson WR Oklahoma State
Jaylen Johnson WR East Carolina
Robert Kennedy CB NC State
Shane Lee LB USC [4]
Michael Mason DE Coastal Carolina [2][3]
Tremon Morris-Brash OLB UCF
Tyler McLellan OT Campbell
Willis Patrick G TCU
Jalyn Phillips S Clemson
Tyler Smith OT Western Carolina
Zamari Walton CB Ole Miss
Bucky Williams G Appalachian State
Chris Collins OLB Minnesota [5]

Staff

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Front office
  • Chairman/owner/president – Dean Spanos
  • Vice chairman – Michael Spanos
  • Executive vice president/COO/CFO – Jeanne Bonk
  • CEO/president of business operations – A. G. Spanos
  • General manager – Joe Hortiz
  • Assistant general manager – Chad Alexander
  • President of football operations – John Spanos
  • Executive vice president of football administration/player finance – Ed McGuire
  • Director of player personnel strategy – Corey Krawiec
  • Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham
  • Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
  • Senior director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Tyler Lyon
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Greg Roman
  • Passing game coordinator – Marcus Brady
  • Quarterbacks – Shane Day
  • Running backs – Kiel McDonald
  • Wide receivers – Sanjay Lal
  • Tight ends/run game coordinator – Andy Bischoff
  • Offensive line – Mike Devlin
  • Assistant offensive line – Nick Hardwick
  • Senior offensive assistant – Marc Trestman
  • Offensive assistant – Phil Serchia
  • Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Jonathan Goodwin
  • Offensive quality control/wide receivers – Jeff Carpenter


  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Jesse Minter
  • Defensive line – Mike Elston
  • Assistant defensive line – Will Tukuafu
  • Linebackers – NaVorro Bowman
  • Defensive backs – Steve Clinkscale
  • Safeties – Chris O'Leary
  • Senior defensive analyst – Rick Minter
  • Defensive assistant – Dylan Roney
  • Defensive assistant – Mike Hiestand
  • Defensive quality control – Robert Muschamp
Special teams
Strength and conditioning
  • Executive director of player performance – Ben Herbert
  • Head of strength and conditioning – Jonathan Brooks
  • Head of strength and conditioning – Devin Woodhouse
  • Director of performance analytics – Ben Rabe
  • Performance analyst – Lincoln Dewolf

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Current roster

Los Angeles Chargers roster
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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  •  9 D. J. Chark WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 53 Chris Collins OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 74 Tyler McLellan T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Nick Niemann ILB (IR-DFR)
  • 94 Chris Rumph II OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 60 Bucky Williams C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated September 14, 2024

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53 active, 6 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 10 Seattle Seahawks L 3–16 0–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Los Angeles Rams L 9–13 0–2 SoFi Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Dallas Cowboys W 26–19 1–2 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 1:05 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders W 22–10 1–0 SoFi Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 15 10:00 a.m. at Carolina Panthers W 26–3 2–0 Bank of America Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 22 10:00 a.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–20 2–1 Acrisure Stadium CBS Recap
4 September 29 1:25 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs SoFi Stadium CBS
5 Bye
6 October 13 1:05 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High CBS
7 October 21 6:00 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium ESPN+
8 October 27 1:05 p.m. New Orleans Saints SoFi Stadium Fox
9 November 3 10:00 a.m. at Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field CBS
10 November 10 1:05 p.m. Tennessee Titans SoFi Stadium Fox
11 November 17 1:25 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals SoFi Stadium CBS
12 November 25 5:15 p.m. Baltimore Ravens SoFi Stadium ESPN
13 December 1 10:00 a.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
14 December 8 5:20 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium NBC
15 December 15 1:25 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers SoFi Stadium Fox
16 December 22 1:25 p.m. Denver Broncos SoFi Stadium Fox
17 December 28/29 TBD at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium TBD
18 January 4/5 TBD at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 1: Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 0 0310
Chargers 3 3 31322

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 25-yard field goal, 0:26. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:47.

Third quarter

  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 24-yard field goal, 9:08. Chargers 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:45.

Fourth quarter

  • LAC – J. K. Dobbins 12-yard rush (Cameron Dicker kick), Chargers 16–7. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:07.
  • LV – Daniel Carlson 32-yard field goal, 10:30. Chargers 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:25.
  • LAC – Ladd McConkey 10-yard pass from Justin Herbert (run failed), 3:40. Chargers 22–10. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:29.

Top passers

  • LV – Gardner Minshew – 25/33, 257 yards, TD, INT
  • LAC – Justin Herbert – 17/26, 144 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • LV – Zamir White – 13 rushes, 44 yards
  • LAC – J. K. Dobbins – 10 rushes, 135 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • LV – Jakobi Meyers – 3 receptions, 61 yards
  • LAC – Ladd McConkey – 5 receptions, 39 yards, TD

Week 2: at Carolina Panthers

Week 2: Los Angeles Chargers at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 6 14 3326
Panthers 0 0 303

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,145
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely and Amanda Balionis
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • LAC – Quentin Johnston 5-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 4:16. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:01.
  • LAC – J. K. Dobbins 43-yard run (Cameron Dicker kick), 2:01. Chargers 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:26.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 38-yard field goal, 12:18. Chargers 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:42.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 46-yard field goal, 9:03. Chargers 23–3. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 42-yard field goal, 11:02. Chargers 26–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:00.

Top passers

  • LAC – Justin Herbert – 14/20, 130 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • CAR – Bryce Young – 18/26, 84 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • LAC – J. K. Dobbins – 17 rushes, 131 yards, TD
  • CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 10 rushes, 64 yards

Top receivers

  • LAC – Quentin Johnston – 5 receptions, 51 yards, TD
  • CAR – Tommy Tremble – 3 receptions, 23 yards

Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3: Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 3 0010
Steelers 0 7 31020

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,734
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • PIT – Justin Fields 5-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 10:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:29.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 28-yard field goal, 3:13. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 7:04.

Third quarter

  • PIT – Chris Boswell 38-yard field goal, 9:05. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:55.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Chris Boswell 30-yard field goal, 14:14. Steelers 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:26.
  • PIT – Calvin Austin 55-yard pass from Justin Fields (Chris Boswell kick), 7:02. Steelers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:43.

Top passers

  • LAC – Justin Herbert – 12/18, 125 yards, TD
  • PIT – Justin Fields – 25/32, 245 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • LAC – Quentin Johnston – 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD
  • PIT – Calvin Austin – 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Chargers 0 0 000

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: TBD (fixed roof)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson
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Standings

Division

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 3 0 0 1.000 0–0 2–0 75 62 W3
Los Angeles Chargers 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–1 58 33 L1
Las Vegas Raiders 1 2 0 .333 0–1 1–1 58 81 L1
Denver Broncos 1 2 0 .333 0–0 0–1 52 46 W1

Conference

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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Pittsburgh Steelers North 3 0 0 1.000 0–0 2–0 .444 .444 W3
2 Buffalo Bills East 2 0 0 1.000 1–0 1–0 .333 .333 W2
3 Kansas City Chiefs West 3 0 0 1.000 0–0 2–0 .250 .250 W3
4 Houston Texans South 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–0 .556 .333 L1
Wild cards
5 New York Jets East 2 1 0 .667 1–0 2–0 .222 .167 W2
6 Los Angeles Chargers West 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–1 .556 .333 L1
7 Las Vegas Raiders West 1 2 0 .333 0–1 1–1 .444 .333 L1
In the hunt
8 Miami Dolphins East 1 2 0 .333 0–1 1–1 .714 .000 L2
9 New England Patriots East 1 2 0 .333 0–1 1–1 .625 .000 L2
10 Denver Broncos West 1 2 0 .333 0–0 0–1 .889 .667 W1
11 Indianapolis Colts South 1 2 0 .333 0–1 0–1 .556 .333 W1
12 Baltimore Ravens North 1 2 0 .333 0–0 0–2 .556 .333 W1
13 Cleveland Browns North 1 2 0 .333 0–0 1–0 .250 .000 L1
14 Cincinnati Bengals North 0 2 0 .000 0–0 0–2 .667 .000 L2
15 Tennessee Titans South 0 3 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .556 .000 L3
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 0 2 0 .000 0–0 0–2 .333 .000 L2
Tiebreakers[a]
  1. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Name Jim Harbaugh as Head Coach". chargers.com. January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". chargers.com. April 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "What You Need to Know About 2024 Chargers Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bolts Sign Six Members of 2024 Draft Class, 21 Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Chris Collins". Chargers.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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