ESPN’s Mike Clay takes a crack at projecting the production of the offensive side of the ball for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Mike Clay is an NFL and fantasy football analyst at ESPN and spends a lot of time going through algorithms and formulas to project player and team stats prior to the regular season.
Clay revealed his offensive projections for the upcoming season.
Let’s take a look at how he believes the Chargers skill players will fare in 2021 under new offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi.
Quarterback
| Player |
C/A |
Yards |
TDs |
INT |
Carries |
Yards |
TDs |
| Justin Herbert |
394/602 |
4,434 |
28 |
12 |
56 |
248 |
5 |
| Chase Daniel |
21/31 |
222 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Running back
| Player |
Carries |
Yards |
Average |
TDs |
Receptions |
Yards |
TDs |
| Austin Ekeler |
200 |
911 |
4.5 |
5 |
75 |
613 |
3 |
| Justin Jackson |
86 |
385 |
4.4 |
2 |
19 |
139 |
1 |
| Joshua Kelley |
65 |
269 |
4.1 |
2 |
15 |
104 |
1 |
Wide receiver
| Player |
Targets |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
TDs |
Carries |
Yards |
| Keenan Allen |
154 |
105 |
1,097 |
10.4 |
7 |
2 |
13 |
| Mike Williams |
89 |
56 |
869 |
15.5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Josh Palmer |
49 |
31 |
409 |
13.2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Jalen Guyton |
37 |
21 |
316 |
15.0 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
| Tyron Johnson |
18 |
11 |
166 |
15.0 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
Tight end
| Player |
Targets |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
TDs |
| Jared Cook |
61 |
40 |
496 |
12.4 |
4 |
|
| Donald Parham |
43 |
29 |
320 |
11.0 |
3 |
|
| Stephen Anderson |
6 |
4 |
46 |
11.5 |
0 |
| Tre’ McKitty |
3 |
2 |
20 |
10 |
0 |
