2024 Los Angeles Chargers season | |
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Owner | Dean Spanos |
General manager | Joe Hortiz |
Head coach | Jim Harbaugh |
Home field | SoFi Stadium |
The 2024 season will be the Los Angeles Chargers' upcoming 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.
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Noted |
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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
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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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 |
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Week | Date | Time (PDT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | 4:05 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | SoFi Stadium | CBS 2 | |||
2 | August 17 | 4:05 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | CBS 2 | |||
3 | August 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | CBS 2 |
Week | Date | Time (PT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | 1:05 p.m. | Las Vegas Raiders | SoFi Stadium | CBS | |||
2 | September 15 | 10:00 a.m. | at Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | CBS | |||
3 | September 22 | 10:00 a.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Acrisure Stadium | CBS | |||
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 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 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
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