This past week, the Chargers trimmed their roster down from 90 to 85 players.
There’s a little bit of time until the team has to finalize the 53-man roster, but we have gotten a good idea of which players might have advantages after 17 practices and a preseason game.
Using the insight we learned up to this point, here’s a look at the players that I believe make the roster.
Quarterbacks (2): Justin Herbert, Chase Daniel
Misses the cut: Easton Stick, K.J. Costello
Running backs (4): Austin Ekeler, Justin Jackson, Joshua Kelley, Larry Rountree III
Misses the cut: Darius Bradwell
Fullbacks (1): Gabe Nabers
Misses the cut: Hunter Kampmoyer
Wide receivers (6): Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton, Tyron Johnson, Josh Palmer, Austin Proehl
Misses the cut: Joe Reed, K.J. Hill, Jason Moore, John Hurst
Tight ends (3): Jared Cook, Donald Parham, Tre’ McKitty,
Misses the cut: Stephen Anderson
Offensive linemen (9): Rashawn Slater, Matt Feiler, Corey Linsley, Oday Aboushi, Bryan Bulaga, Trey Pipkins, Brenden Jaimes, Storm Norton, Scott Quessenberry
Misses the cut: Tyree St. Louis, Nate Gilliam, Ryan Hunter, Kyle Spalding
Defensive linemen (6): Linval Joseph, Justin Jones, Jerry Tillery, Christian Covington, Breiden Fehoko, Joe Gaziano
Misses the cut: Cortez Broughton, T.J. Smith, Forrest Merrill
Edge defender (5): Joey Bosa, Uchenna Nwosu, Kyler Fackrell, Chris Rumph II, Emeke Egbule
Misses the cut: Jesse Lemonier
Linebackers (5): Kenneth Murray, Drue Tranquill, Kyzir White, Nick Niemann, Amen Ogbongbemiga
Misses the cut: Cole Christiansen
Defensive backs (9): Michael Davis, Asante Samuel, Jr., Chris Harris, Jr., Kemon Hall, John Brannon, Derwin James, Nasir Adderley, Alohi Gilman, Mark Webb
Misses the cut: Tevaughn Campbell, Brandon Facyson, Ryan Smith
Specialists (3): Tristan Vizcaino, Ty Long, Matt Overton
Misses the cut: Michael Badgley, Cole Mazza