ESPN’s Mike Clay projects Chargers’ 2020 offensive stats

ESPN’s Mike Clay revealed his offensive projections for the upcoming season.

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 2020.

Quarterback

Player C/A Yards TDs INT Carries Yards TDs
Justin Herbert 265/420 3,068 16 11 40 157 1
Tyrod Taylor 69/110 814 5 2 16 84 1

Running back

Player Carries Yards Average TDs Receptions Yards TDs
Austin Ekeler 163 715 4.4 4 64 606 3
Justin Jackson 135 573 4.3 4 27 201 1
Joshua Kelley 78 318 4.1 2 11 86 0

Wide receiver

Player Targets Receptions Yards Average TDs Carries Yards
Keenan Allen 128 83 978 11.7 5 4 25
Mike Williams 92 48 824 17.0 4 0 0
Andre Patton 20 11 149 13.1 1 0 0
Joe Reed 15 9 108 12.1 1 0 0
K.J. Hill 10 6 72 12.1 0 0 0

Tight end

Player Targets Receptions Yards Average TDs
Hunter Henry 82 54 650 12.0 4
Virgil Green 20 13 137 10.2 1
Donald Parham 5 3 34 10.4 0