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Below you will find our 2022 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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QUARTERBACKS
| Player | Att. | Comp. | Yards | TD | INT | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 618.4 | 407.2 | 4576.2 | 33.39 | 12.37 | 57.8 | 260.1 | 3.9 | 341.28 |
| Chase Daniel | 43 | 28.7 | 283.8 | 1.46 | 1.03 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 0.05 | 16.24 |
Justin Herbert: Along with Tom Brady, Herbert was one of two quarterbacks to throw for more than 5,000 yards in 2021. Aided by volume (minimum of 30 pass attempts every game), Herbert eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark and/or threw multiple touchdowns in 15 of 17 games. No other quarterback had more than 14 such games. In addition, Herbert (12) led all signal-callers in top-12 (i.e., QB1-level) performances last season. The Chargers led the NFL in fourth-down conversions (22), which helped the Chargers finish top five in both plays per game (66.4, fifth) and pass attempts per game (39.6, third) last season.
RUNNING BACKS
| Player | Att. | Yards | TD | Rec. | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 205.1 | 912.7 | 6.97 | 73 | 619.7 | 5.1 | 262.16 |
| Isaiah Spiller | 94.8 | 407.6 | 2.37 | 13.5 | 102.1 | 0.7 | 76.14 |
| Joshua Kelley | 69.4 | 281.1 | 1.39 | 5.7 | 43.7 | 0.4 | 46.07 |
| Larry Rountree III | 24.3 | 97.2 | 0.53 | 2 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 15.96 |
| Zander Horvath | 1.8 | 5.8 | 0.03 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 2.64 |
Austin Ekeler: While he set career highs in 2021 as a rusher (206 carries for 911 yards and 12 touchdowns), it's Ekeler's elite receiving ability that makes him an early first-round pick in fantasy drafts. Over the past three seasons, Ekeler has averaged 5.1/48.6/0.4 receiving per game.
Isaiah Spiller: After the Chargers drafted Spiller in the fourth round, many expected him to immediately take over the role as early-down complement/RB2 to Ekeler. Instead, it's been Joshua Kelley. Now there's "a chance" that Spiller could miss Week 1. Even so, I'd still expect Spiller to eventually emerge as the team's RB2.
WIDE RECEIVERS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 105.9 | 1178.6 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209.81 |
| Mike Williams | 72.1 | 1035.2 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184.57 |
| Josh Palmer | 52.1 | 583.2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.97 |
| Jalen Guyton | 27.5 | 381.5 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 20.7 | 0.09 | 71.31 |
| DeAndre Carter | 6.1 | 68 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.85 |
Keenan Allen: Allen's volume has allowed fantasy managers to take his consistency to the bank. The veteran receiver has a minimum of 97 receptions and 992 yards in five consecutive seasons, although he has scored more than six touchdowns only once during that stretch. During those five seasons, he's finished as fantasy's WR14 (or better) in half-PPR scoring every season.
Mike Williams: Williams shattered his previous career highs last season in targets (129), receptions (76) and yards (1,146) and his nine touchdowns were one shy of his previous career high. Even if we exclude his dominant start (31/471/6 on 51 targets, WR1 through Week 5), he performed as fantasy's WR28 from Weeks 6-18.
Josh Palmer: Will Palmer make a big second-year jump? The Athletic's Daniel Popper thinks so. Popper notes Palmer's "outstanding work ethic," as he's "regularly the last player on the practice field" and "throws with Herbert after practice more than any other receiver on the roster." In addition, Justin Herbert said, "it's a different Josh Palmer out there and he knows exactly what he's doing."
TIGHT ENDS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Everett | 46.9 | 510.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.28 |
| Donald Parham | 19.8 | 209 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.6 |
| Tre' McKitty | 10.2 | 106.9 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.19 |
Gerald Everett: Everett set career highs in Seattle last season in targets (63), receptions (48), yards (478) and touchdowns (four). The athletic tight end is a breakout candidate as he joins an offense that threw 179 more pass attempts than Seattle's last season.
More Los Angeles Chargers pages:
- Los Angeles Chargers Mock Draft Roundup
- Los Angeles Chargers NFL Power Rankings Roundup
- Los Angeles Chargers Snap Counts
- Los Angeles Chargers Franchise Leaders
- Los Angeles Chargers Draft History
- Los Angeles Chargers Schedule
- Los Angeles Chargers Tickets
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