Ranking Chargers’ 15 unrestricted free agents by importance

Chargers Wire’s Gavino Borquez ranks the Los Angeles Chargers’ 15 unrestricted free agents by importance.

No. 11 — WR Travis Benjamin

The team has valued Benjamin’s speed for quite sometime, which is why he’s stuck around. But dropped passes and struggling to stay healthy has likely killed his chances with staying with the team after this season.


No. 10 — LB Jatavis Brown

Brown was lights out in his rookie campaign, but he’s been hot and cold since then. The Chargers see Drue Tranquill, Kyzir White and Uchenna Nwosu as the future and will likely look to the draft to find another player to add the linebacker room.


No. 9 — DB Jaylen Watkins

With Derwin James and Adrian Phillips back in the mix, it’s been challenging for Watkins to get back on the field. Despite not playing as much, Watkins has been a valuable asset on the defensive side of the ball and it wouldn’t be all that surprising if the team offers him a one-year deal.


No. 8 — DT Sylvester Williams

Since joining the team nearly halfway through the season, Williams has been a key piece to shoring up the run defense. Williams, 31, has plenty of juice in him and like Watkins, they could look to bring him back on a short-term deal.