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Here are the four best players in Chargers franchise history.
Even though the Chargers don’t have any Lombardi Trophies in their trophy case, they have had a handful of legendary players come through the doors to help the team with successful seasons over the past 64 years.
That said, here are the four best players in the franchise’s history.
The Chargers had a few former players and coaches make the list of the greatest nicknames in NFL history.
The Chargers have had a handful of players and coaches come and go through the organization, some of which made some notable names for themselves along the way.
Touchdown Wire released its list of the 101 greatest NFL nicknames and several former Bolts appeared on it.
Let’s take a look:
Find out which players represented the Chargers.
The Chargers have seen some elite players walk through the doors since the franchise originally started up.
Sports Illustrated selected the best player taken at each of the 259 picks in the modern seven-round draft, which dates back to as early as 1942.
The Bolts were represented with seven players.
Here’s who made the list:
9. Lance Alworth, WR, San Diego, 1962. (11, 136) Hall of Fame. NFL’s 100th anniversary team. All-decade. 7 Pro Bowls. 2 championship rings. 3-time AFL receiving champion.
32. Drew Brees, QB, San Diego, 2001. (20, 287) 13 Pro Bowls. 2006 NFL Man of the Year. 1 Super Bowl ring. 2010 Super Bowl MVP. 2-time NFL passing champion. 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year. NFL’s all-time leading passer with 80,358 yards – only QB with 80,000. Only 12 5,000-yard passing seasons in NFL history and Brees has five of them. No one else has more than one.
64. Dan Fouts, QB, San Diego, 1973. (15, 181) Hall of Fame. All-decade. 1982 NFL MVP. 6 Pro Bowls. 1982 NFL passing champion. His jersey number 14 retired by the Chargers.
145. Rodney Harrison, S, San Diego, 1994. (15, 186) 3 Pro Bowls. 2 Super Bowl rings. 1,206 career tackles, 34 interceptions. Named to the 50th anniversary teams of both the Chargers and Patriots.
164. Rickey Young, HB, San Diego, 1975. (9, 131) 1978 NFL receiving champion. 408 career receptions, 16 touchdowns. 3,666 career rushing yards, 23 touchdowns.
202. Earnest Jackson, HB, San Diego, 1983. (6, 81) 2 Pro Bowls. 1984 AFC rushing champion. 4,167 career rushing yards, 22 touchdowns.
222. Trent Green, QB, San Diego, 1993. (11, 120) 2 Pro Bowls. 1 Super Bowl ring. Quarterbacked the NFL’s top-ranked offense at Kansas City in both 2004 and 2005. 28,475 career passing yards, 162 touchdowns.
The 49ers have selected eight wide receivers in the first round of the NFL draft. We ranked them all.
The 49ers have a glaring need at the top of their wide receiver depth chart and question marks at that spot throughout the roster. With two first-round picks to work with in the 2020 draft and a deep wide receiver class to pick from, it appears San Francisco is primed to use one of those early picks on a pass catcher.
History indicates that may not be the best move for the club. They’ve selected eight wide receivers in the first round since 1962 with only limited success.
None of their first-round receivers have made the Pro Bowl since Jerry Rice, who was selected 35 years ago, and only one of them had a 1,000-yard season.
Drafts of yesteryear have no bearing on this iteration of the 49ers though, and they’re constructed in such a way that a receiver will have a chance to thrive on a Super Bowl-ready team.
Let’s look back at the eight other receivers the 49ers have drafted in the first round and rank them from worst to best.
