Prior to this month's draft, 1SBD's Mark Hogan takes an in-depth look into each team's current projected starters and identifies strengths and lingering team needs after the first waves of free agency.
Player stats collected from Pro Football Reference. Base salary information per Over The Cap.
Key Takeaways
PROS
- The quality of the Chargers starters gives them a lot of options in the draft. With Brandon Mebane still playing at a high level, the defensive line just needs last year's third round pick Justin Jones to step up so it can continue to be an elite group. The Chargers return all three 2018 first team All-Pro defensive backs -- safeties Derwin James and Adrian Phillips, cornerback and Desmond King. All things considered, the Chargers can have a best-player-available approach when they add to their already strong team in the draft.
- With Hunter Henry back in the mix, the team will lessen the loss of play-maker Tyrell Williams on offense. As far as first choice QB-RB-WR-TE groups go, Los Angeles has one of the best in the league.
CONS
- Rivers was sacked 32 times last year, 15th amongst all quarterbacks. Obviously not the most mobile of quarterbacks, the team needs to protect him seeing as they don't have much quarterback depth behind him. Improving the offensive line should be a prioirty for one of the league's most well-rounded teams otherwise.
Projected Starters
NOTE:
NAME, Draft Round.Overall Pick (TEAM, year). Starts/Games Played. Age. Cap Hit 2019
QB has an additional 'total yards, number of attempts (yards per attempt)' figure.
RB, WR and TE have an additional ‘total yards / number of touches (yards per touch)’ statistic
Age as of Sunday September 8, 2019 (Week 1)
QUARTERBACK
PHILIP RIVERS, 1.04 (LAC, 2004). 208/212. 54,656 yards, 7,000 attempts (7.8 y/a). 37-years-old. $23,000,000
RUNNING BACK
MELVIN GORDON, 1.15 (LAC, 2015). 52/55. 5,205 yards/ 1,079 touches (4.8). 26-years-old. $5,605,000
WIDE RECEIVER
KEENAN ALLEN, 3.76 (LAC, 2013). 66/70. 5,290 yards/ 431 touches (12.3). 27-years-old. $12,150,000
MIKE WILLIAMS, 1.07 (LAC, 2017). 6/26. 787 yards/ 61 touches (12.9). 24-years-old. $5,386,379
TRAVIS BENJAMIN, 4.100 (CLE, 2012). 35/96. 3,381 yards/ 238 touches (14.2). 29-years-old. $6,500,000
Average: 61st overall pick. 107 starts/ 192 games played (55.7%). 13.1 yards/ 243 touches. 26.6-years-old. Total cap hit: $24.0M
TIGHT END
HUNTER HENRY, 2.35 (LAC, 2016). 23/29. yards/ 81 touches (13.0). 24-years-old. $2,030,098
OFFENSIVE LINE
RUSSELL OKUNG, 1.06 (SEA, 2010). 118/118. 31-years-old. $15,968,750
DAN FEENEY, 3.71 (LAC, 2017). 25/31. 25-years-old. $1,024,158
MIKE POUNCEY, 1.15 (MIA, 2011). 109/109. 30-years-old. $8,750,000
MICHAEL SCHOFIELD, 3.95 (DEN, 2014). 50/60. 28-years-old. $4,500,000
SAM TEVI, 6.190 (LAC, 2017). 16/30. 24-years-old. $685,451
Average: 75th overall pick. 318 starts/348 games played (91.4%). 27.6 years old. Total cap hit: $30.9M
DEFENSIVE LINE
JOEY BOSA, 1.03 (LAC, 2016). 33/35. 24-years-old. $8,232,532
BRANDON MEBANE, 3.85 (SEA, 2007). 163/169. 34-years-old. $4,300,000
JUSTIN JONES, 3.84 (LAC, 2018). 0/15. 24-years-old. $839,535
MELVIN INGRAM, 1.18 (LAC, 2012). 76/93. 30-years-old. $13,250,000
Average: 48th overall pick. 272 starts/ 312 games played (87.2%). 28-years-old. Total cap hit: $26.6M
LINEBACKERS
JATAVIS BROWN, 5.175 (LAC, 2016). 22/43. 25-years-old. $2,071,096
DENZEL PERRYMAN, 2.48 (LAC, 2015). 35/42. 26-years-old. $3,475,000
THOMAS DAVIS, 1.14 (CAR, 2005). 158/176. 36-years-old. $3,250,000
Average: 79th overall pick. 215 starts/ 261 games played (82.4%). 29-years-old. Total cap hit: $8.8M
CORNERBACK
CASEY HAYWARD, 2.62 (GB, 2012). 66/96. 30-years-old. $10,000,000
DESMOND KING, 5.151 (LAC, 2017). 12/32. 24-years-old. $715,000
Average: 107th overall pick. 78 starts/ 128 games played (60.9%). 27-years-old. Total cap hit: $10.1M
SAFETY
ADRIAN PHILLIPS, undrafted (LAC, 2014). 19/57. 27-years-old. $2,000,000
DERWIN JAMES, 1.17 (LAC, 2018). 16/16. 23-years-old. $2,815,671
Average: 121 overall pick. 35 starts/ 73 games played (47.9%). 25-years-old. Total cap hit: $4.8M
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