April 29, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers placed the unrestricted free-agent tender on running back
J.K. Dobbins on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The veteran remains eligible to sign with any team, but the Chargers will retain his exclusive negotiating rights if he does not. If he doesn't sign with a new team, he would be due $3.428 million in 2025. After coming back from a torn Achilles last season, Dobbins rushed for 905 yards and nine touchdowns. Surely, the former Baltimore Ravens second-round pick would prefer to play somewhere else after the team added
Najee Harris via free agency and former North Carolina running back
Omarion Hampton in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This is a situation worth monitoring for fantasy football purposes.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Adam Schefter
April
29,
2025
Los
Angeles
Chargers
rookie
wide
receiver
Tre
Harris,
who
was
selected
with
the
No.
55
overall
pick
in
the
second
round
of
the
2025
NFL
draft
last
Friday,
is
expected
to
fill
the
team's
X
position
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April 29, 2025
The Athletic's Daniel Popper thinks Los Angeles Chargers former first-rounder wide receiver
Quentin Johnston will have to earn his roster spot in training camp this summer after the team added wideout
Tre Harris in the second round this year. Harris and
Mike Williams are downfield, contested-catch weapons for quarterback
Justin Herbert, while
Ladd McConkey has already proven himself as a game-changing slot receiver after just one year in the NFL. Popper thinks the Chargers will initially have McConkey in the slot, Williams at X and Harris at Z. Rookie
Keandre Lambert-Smith will give the Bolts more speed on the field when they want it. The drop-prone Johnston was better last year with a 55-711-8 line in 15 games, but the addition of Harris is bad news for his fantasy value in single-year and dynasty/keeper formats in 2025.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
April 29, 2025
The Athletic's Daniel Popper writes that Los Angeles Chargers running back
Hassan Haskins is the leader in the clubhouse for the third running back spot on the 53-man roster this year behind
Najee Harris and first-round rookie
Omarion Hampton because of his versatility on special teams. Haskins played the third-most special-teams snaps of any Charger last year.
Kimani Vidal will have to come to training camp ready to perform to make it more of a competition for the No. 3 job. The 25-year-old Haskins won't be on the fantasy radar in single-year leagues as long as both Harris and Hampton are healthy for the Bolts. The former fourth-rounder by the Tennessee Titans in 2022 out of Michigan had only 34 carries for 89 yards and two touchdowns for L.A. in 17 games last year while also adding three catches for 49 yards and a touchdown.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
April
28,
2025
While
nothing
is
set
in
stone
right
now,
Los
Angeles
Chargers
head
coach
Jim
Harbaugh
said
that
the
team
plans
to
deploy
a
booming
1-2
punch
with
rookie
running
back
Omarion
Hampton
and
read more...
April
26,
2025
The
Los
Angeles
Chargers
selected
Auburn
wide
receiver
Keandre
Lambert-Smith
with
the
158th
overall
pick
in
the
2025
NFL
Draft.
Shortly
after,
they
used
the
165th
overall
pick
on
Syracuse
tight
end
Oronderead more...
April 25, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers snagged wide receiver
Tre Harris out of Ole Miss with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Harris worked well with new Giants QB
Jaxson Dart in 2024, hauling in 60 catches for 1,030 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. He missed five games with a lower-body injury. While he doesn't have the explosive speed or separation skills to be a true No. 1 WR, he has great strength and ball skills to be a reliable possession target. This is the second straight season the Bolts have added a wide receiver in Round 2, and now they'll look to pair Harris with last year's second-round pick,
Ladd McConkey, to build a strong young receiving corps to work with
Justin Herbert.
--Zach Thompson - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
April
24,
2025
The
Los
Angeles
Chargers
have
selected
former
North
Carolina
Tar
Heel
running
back
Omarion
Hampton
with
the
No.
22
pick
in
the
2025
NFL
Draft.
Hampton
was
the
consensus
second-ranked
RB
in
this
class,
and
he'll
enter
read more...
April 4, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to terms with free-agent quarterback
Trey Lance on a one-year contract worth up to $6.2 million. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the news. The North Dakota state product will join his third squad after the San Francisco 49ers selected him third overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. Lance spent last season with the Cowboys and passed for 266 yards and one interception with no touchdowns in four games (one start). He added 41 yards on 11 rushes. He projects to compete with teammate
Taylor Heinicke for the second-string QB job behind
Justin Herbert. Due to injuries and inefficient play, the 24-year-old hasn't been afforded much playing time. However, his athletic, toolsy upside could give him a chance to unseat Heinicke as the QB2 in L.A.
--Alex CiullaSource: Adam Schefter
April 2, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Wednesday that they signed Australian tight end Jordan Petaia as part of the league's International Player Pathway training program. Petaia recently worked out for teams at the University of South Florida's Pro Day on March 26. He appeared in two Rugby World Cups in 2019 in Japan and in 2023 in France for the Wallabies and became the youngest Australian to play at a World Cup in 2019 at just 18 years old. Petaia will be a long shot for any kind of fantasy relevance in the NFL with the Chargers but will provide additional tight end depth in L.A. heading into training camp behind newcomer
Tyler Conklin,
Will Dissly,
Tucker Fisk and
McCallan Castles. The 25-year-old spent the last few months learning American football at the IMG Academy in Florida.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Los Angeles Chargers
March 31, 2025
When asked about potentially signing free-agent wide receiver
Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said, "Anything's possible. That would be cool." Allen remains on the free-agent market after a disappointing 2024 campaign with the Chicago Bears in which he caught 70 of his 121 targets for 744 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 starts. The Bolts took the 32-year-old veteran in the third round (76th overall) back in 2013 out of California, and he spent the first 11 years of his NFL career with the team. Allen was a Pro Bowler from 2017-21 and posted six 1,000-yard seasons for the team. However, he certainly looked to have lost a step in 2024 and would not have the same kind of role if he returned to L.A. now that
Ladd McConkey has taken over as QB
Justin Herbert's top target in the passing game.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
March 24, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers re-signed free-agent safety Tony Jefferson to an undisclosed one-year deal on Monday, sources told FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. Jefferson did not play at all in 2023 but came out of retirement to join the Chargers last year and had 27 tackles (17 solo) in eight regular-season games (four starts). The 33-year-old veteran could very well retire after the 2025 season, and he certainly won't be a lock to make the 53-man active roster out of training camp this summer. The 10-year veteran defensive back has played for five different teams in his NFL career and has a total of 519 tackles (387 solo), 9.5 sacks, 35 tackles for loss, 20 QB hits, four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 24 pass breakups, eight forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 121 regular-season games (71 starts). Jefferson won't be anywhere near the IDP fantasy radar.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
March 21, 2025
Former New York Jets tight end
Tyler Conklin reached an agreement on an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Conklin heads to the AFC West after spending the last three years with the Jets, where he had 170 catches on 246 targets for 1,622 yards and seven touchdowns in 50 games (43 starts). While the 29-year-old did have a career-high four touchdowns in 16 games (15 starts) last year, he had just 51 catches and 449 yards (his lowest total since 2020) on 72 targets. The former fifth-round selection (157th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 out of Central Michigan has the opportunity to be the Chargers' top pass-catching tight end in 2025, but he'll also be sharing playing time with
Will Dissly. Dissly had a very similar 50-481-2 line to Conklin a year ago in L.A. Expect Conklin to be a touchdown-dependent TE2 in fantasy in his new home.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
March 20, 2025
Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports that free-agent tight end
Tyler Conklin is visiting with the Los Angeles Chargers. The former Jet has garnered interest from a few teams -- including New York -- but has yet to find a new home. Conklin spent the last three seasons with the Jets and seemed to be trending up. However, the addition of wide receiver
Davante Adams put a damper on his production in 2024. The 29-year-old hauled in 51 passes for 449 yards on 72 targets last season, setting a career-high with four trips to the end zone. He'd be an intriguing fit in LA and would undoubtedly benefit from the play of signal-caller
Justin Herbert. Conklin could provide some nice fantasy value as a Charger, as there isn't too much target competition behind wideouts
Ladd McConkey and newly-acquired
Mike Williams.
--Alex CiullaSource: Mike Garafolo
March 18, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Tuesday that they signed free-agent center Andre James to an undisclosed deal. James will remain in the AFC West after spending the first six seasons in the league with the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders after entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA. The 27-year-old was designated as a post-June cut by the Raiders after playing in 13 games (11 starts) in 2024. James took over as Vegas' starting center in 2021 and has started 61 of the 80 games that he's appeared in for his career, including the playoffs. In his new digs with the Bolts, James will most likely enter the 2025 campaign as the backup to Bradley Bozeman.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Los Angeles Chargers
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