2024 Los Angeles Chargers season

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2024 Los Angeles Chargers season
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.

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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
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNoted
1 5 Joe Alt OT Notre Dame
234 Ladd McConkey WR Georgia From New England
369 Junior Colson LB Michigan
4105 Justin Eboigbe DT Alabama
5137 Tarheeb Still CB Maryland From New England
5140 Cam Hart CB Notre Dame
6181 Kimani Vidal RB Troy
7225 Brenden Rice WR USC
7253 Cornelius Johnson WR Michigan Compensatory selection

Notes

    2024 Los Angeles Chargers undrafted free agents
    NamePositionCollegeRef.
    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 HarperS Notre Dame
    Zach HeinsTE South Dakota State
    Savion Jackson OLB NC State
    Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste LB Ole Miss
    Leon Johnson WR Oklahoma State
    Jaylen JohnsonWR East Carolina
    Robert Kennedy CB NC State
    Shane Lee LB USC [4]
    Michael Mason DE Coastal Carolina [2] [3]
    Tremon Morris-BrashOLB UCF
    Tyler McLellan OT Campbell
    Willis PatrickG TCU
    Jalyn PhillipsS Clemson
    Tyler SmithOT Western Carolina
    Zamari WaltonCBOle Miss
    Bucky WilliamsG Appalachian State

    Staff

    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 – Vacant
    • Director of player personnel strategy – Corey Krawiec
    • Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham
    • Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
    • Director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly
    Head coaches
    Offensive coaches


     
    Defensive coaches
    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

    Coaching staff
    Management
    More NFL staffs

    Current roster

    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams


    Rookies in italics

    Roster updated May 29, 2024

    87 active (+1 exempt), 2 unsigned

    AFC rostersNFC rosters

    Preseason

    WeekDateTime (PDT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
    1August 104:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks SoFi Stadium CBS 2
    2August 174:05 p.m. Los Angeles Rams SoFi StadiumCBS 2
    3August 241:00 p.m.at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium CBS 2

    Regular season

    Schedule

    WeekDateTime (PT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
    1September 81:05 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders SoFi Stadium CBS
    2September 1510:00 a.m.at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium CBS
    3September 2210:00 a.m.at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium CBS
    4September 291:25 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs SoFi StadiumCBS
    5 Bye
    6October 131:05 p.m.at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High CBS
    7October 216:00 p.m.at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium ESPN+
    8October 271:05 p.m. New Orleans Saints SoFi Stadium Fox
    9November 310:00 a.m.at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium CBS
    10November 101:05 p.m. Tennessee Titans SoFi StadiumFox
    11November 171:25 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals SoFi StadiumCBS
    12November 255:15 p.m. Baltimore Ravens SoFi Stadium ESPN
    13December 110:00 a.m.at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS
    14December 85:20 p.m.at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium NBC
    15December 151:25 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers SoFi StadiumFox
    16December 221:25 p.m. Denver Broncos SoFi StadiumFox
    17December 28/29TBDat New England Patriots Gillette Stadium TBD
    18January 4/5TBDat Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium TBD

    Notes

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    2. 1 2 "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". chargers.com. April 27, 2024.
    3. 1 2 "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.