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Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in Week 4 loss to Chiefs

Find out who Pro Football Focus tabbed as their winners and losers from the Chargers’ loss to the Chiefs.

In Week 4, the Chargers came up short to the Chiefs, 17-10.

Things were looking good for Los Angeles, who led at halftime. While the Bolts were dominant defensively, they could not get anything going on the offensive side of the ball. There were multiple missed opportunities, as well.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from Sunday’s game, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

WR Ladd McConkey — 81.9

TE Will Dissly — 73.8

C Bradley Bozeman — 61.8

RB Gus Edwards — 60.3

WR Joshua Palmer — 60.2

Top 5 Defense

EDGE Khalil Mack — 85.3

EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu — 85.1

DL Poona Ford — 77.6

CB Kristian Fulton — 72.8

S Elijah Molden — 68.4

Bottom 5 Offense

OL Sam Mustipher — 37.1

FB Scott Matlock — 42.6

TE Hayden Hurst — 43.7

RB J.K. Dobbins — 49.2

TE Eric Tomlinson — 49.4

Bottom 5 Defense

S Alohi Gilman — 30.9

LB Denzel Perryman — 36.6

LB Troy Dye — 41.9

LB Daiyan Henley — 49.4

DL Otito Ogbonnia — 50.1

Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in Week 3 loss to Steelers

Find out who Pro Football Focus tabbed as their winners and losers from the Chargers’ loss to the Steelers.

In Week 3, the Chargers came up short to the Steelers, 20-10.

Things were looking good for Los Angeles, who went to halftime with the lead. But they got hit with the injury bug in the third quarter, losing Rashawn Slater and Justin Herbert, and eventually just ran out of steam.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from Sunday’s game, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

WR Ladd McConkey — 71.3

TE Will Dissly — 69.1

OL Zion Johnson — 68.1

OL Jamaree Salyer — 67.3

WR Quentin Johnston — 66.2

Top 5 Defense

EDGE Khalil Mack — 82.2

CB Kristian Fulton — 74.0

LB Denzel Perryman — 63.6

DL Morgan Fox — 63.3

LB Daiyan Henley — 62.7

Bottom 5 Offense

OT Trey Pipkins — 46.2

OL Bradley Bozeman — 49.4

FB Scott Matlock — 49.5

RB J.K. Dobbins — 49.8

TE Hayden Hurst — 50.1

Bottom 5 Defense

S Elijah Molden — 29.5

DL Otito Ogbonnia — 38.6

LB Bud Dupree — 41.0

DL Scott Matlock — 42.1

DL Teair Tart — 47.8

Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in preseason loss to Rams

Find out who Pro Football Focus tabbed as their winners and losers from the Chargers’ loss to the Rams.

In the second preseason game, the Chargers fell short to the Rams, 13-9.

The starters remained sidelined, while the majority of the playing time went to those at the middle to the back end of the depth chart who are vying for a role or a spot on the 53-man roster.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from Saturday’s game, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

WR Simi Fehoko — 91.3

OL Rashawn Slater — 81.2

OL Willis Patrick — 75.3

OL Alex Leatherwood — 73.1

OL Trey Pipkins — 72.3

Top 5 Defense

LB Denzel Perryman — 91.4

LB Daiyan Henley — 90.8

CB Deane Leonard — 82.8

S Akeem Dent — 79.1

DT Teair Tart — 76.8

Bottom 5 Offense

TE Luke Benson — 29.5

QB Easton Stick — 29.8

WR Cornelius Johnson — 37.2

QB Luis Perez — 39.2

TE Stone Smartt — 45.8

Bottom 5 Defense

DT Morgan Fox — 29.6

EDGE Bud Dupree — 31.8

CB Zamari Walton — 37.0

DT Chris Hinton — 40.8

DT Scott Matlock — 46.8

Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in preseason loss to Seahawks

Find out who Pro Football Focus tabbed as their winners and losers from the Chargers’ preseason opener.

In the first preseason game, the Chargers fell short to the Seahawks, 16-3.

The starters remained sidelined, while the majority of the playing time went to those at the middle to the back end of the depth chart who are vying for a role or a spot on the 53-man roster.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from Saturday’s game, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

TE Donald Parham Jr. — 85.0

WR Jaylen Johnson — 73.8

WR Simi Fehoko — 68.4

RB Jaret Patterson — 67.0

OL Karsen Barnhart — 60.8

Top 5 Defense

DT Micheal Mason — 88.5

LB Nick Niemann — 78.4

DT Otito Ogbonnia — 77.5

LB Troy Dye — 77.1

EDGE Chris Collins — 72.1

Bottom 5 Offense

OT Alex Leatherwood — 29.6

QB Easton Stick — 32.7

OT Foster Sarell — 39.5

IOL Bucky Williams — 47.9

OT Tyler McLellan — 48.6

Bottom 5 Defense

CB Zamari Walton — 45.4

LB Daiyan Henley — 50.7

CB Chris Wilcox — 52.9

CB Deane Leonard — 53.0

EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu — 53.1

Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in Week 10 loss to Vikings

Spotlighting Pro Football Focus’ studs and duds from the Chargers’ loss to the Vikings.

Looking to build off their victory the week before, the Chargers were unable to fend off the Vikings on Sunday.

Despite the loss, Los Angeles had a few players on both sides of the ball who had good individual performances.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from the 27-20 loss to Minnesota, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

OT Storm Norton – 84.8

WR Keenan Allen – 78.9

OT Rashawn Slater – 71.1

TE Donald Parham – 68.3

OL Michael Schofield – 68.3

Top 5 Defense

EDGE Uchenna Nwosu – 77.8

S Derwin James – 72.8

EDGE Joey Bosa – 72.1

LB Kyzir White – 70.5

S Trey Marshall – 70.2

Bottom 5 Offense

WR Jalen Guyton – 42.2

TE Stephen Anderson – 53.8

TE Jared Cook – 54.1

TE Tre’ McKitty – 56.1

OL Senio Kelemete – 58.3

Bottom 5 Defense

CB Tevaughn Campbell – 49.0

S Alohi Gilman – 51.2

CB Chris Harris Jr. – 55.8

DT Christian Covington – 58.8

EDGE Kyler Fackrell – 59.3

Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in Week 8 loss to Patriots

Spotlighting Pro Football Focus’ studs and duds from the Chargers’ loss to the Patriots.

Following a week to recover and regroup, the Chargers were unable to fend off the Patriots on Sunday.

Despite the loss, Los Angeles had a few players on both sides of the ball who had themselves good individual performances.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from the 27-24 loss to New England, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

C Corey Linsley – 85.5

OL Michael Schofield – 79.3

OT Rashawn Slater – 79.2

QB Justin Herbert – 71.9

OL Matt Feiler – 71.7

Top 5 Defense

NT Linval Joseph – 80.2

S Nasir Adderley – 73.6

LB Kyzir White – 72.0

EDGE Uchenna Nwosu – 70.3

DT Justin Jones – 68.6

Bottom 5 Offense

OT Storm Norton – 52.9

TE Jared Cook – 55.5

WR Jalen Guyton – 57.3

WR Mike Williams – 58.8

WR Keenan Allen – 63.7

Bottom 5 Defense

LB Drue Tranquill – 46.0

CB Chris Harris Jr. – 48.8

DT Christian Covington – 52.7

EDGE Joey Bosa – 53.2

CB Tevaughn Campbell – 56.7

Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in Week 6 loss to Ravens

Spotlighting Pro Football Focus’ studs and duds from the Chargers’ loss to the Ravens.

The Chargers were outmatched by the Ravens on Sunday, 34-6.

Despite the loss, Los Angeles had a few players on both sides of the ball that had themselves good individual performances.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from Sunday’s game, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

WR Keenan Allen – 73.3

C Corey Linsley – 69.6

OG Matt Feiler – 68.4

OT Rashawn Slater – 65.1

RB Joshua Kelley – 64.4

Top 5 Defense

Derwin James – 85.0

Linval Joseph – 69.6

Chris Rumph – 67.0

Joe Gaziano – 65.9

Chris Harris Jr. – 60.4

Bottom 5 Offense

OT Storm Norton – 49.4

TE Stephen Anderson – 52.6

WR Jalen Guyton – 52.7

TE Donald Parham – 52.8

WR Mike Williams – 53.5

Bottom 5 Defense

LB Nick Niemann – 26.0

S Trey Marshall – 29.8

LB Amen Ogbongbemiga – 29.9

EDGE Uchenna Nwosu – 30.4

LB Kyzir White – 35.0

Matt Feiler signing paying off for Chargers

Chargers guard Matt Feiler has been an integral piece to the overall success of the offensive line.

Sometimes left is right.

For the Chargers, that’s how it’s been, with the left side of the offensive line being stout. While rookie Rashawn Slater has drawn the majority of the praise, veteran Matt Feiler has been an integral piece up front.

Even though he has only allowed five quarterback pressures, most of Feiler’s money has been made as a run-blocker, given that most positive plays have come behind him, as seen here.

In the first three games, Feiler has a run-blocking grade of 92.8, which is the second-highest by any offensive linemen in the league, only behind 49ers’ Trent Williams (93.9), per Pro Football Focus.

In addition, Feiler has a PFF grade of 82.0, which ranks fourth-best among guards, only trailing Patriots’ Michael Onwenu (90.0), Cowboys’ Zack Martin (85.7), and Falcons’ Chris Lindstrom.

It certainly helps to have All-Pro center Corey Linsley next to him, but Feiler has supplied the line with a smooth-moving mauler as both a run blocker and pass protector who hardly loses one-on-one battles.

Prior to his playing days with the Chargers, Feiler helped the Steelers hold opponents to the fewest sacks in the NFL over the last three seasons. In 1,499 pass-blocking snaps, Feiler only blew 31. In 903 run-blocking snaps, he only blew eight.

Chargers PFF grades: Best, worst performers in preseason victory over Rams

Find out who Pro Football Focus tabbed as their winners and losers from the Chargers’ preseason opener.

In the first preseason game, the Chargers came out victorious over the Rams last Saturday night, 13-6.

For the most part, the starters remained sidelined while the majority of the playing time went to those in the middle to the back end of the depth chart who are vouching for a role or a spot on the 53-man roster.

With that being said, here are the best and worst performers from Saturday’s game, according to Pro Football Focus’ player grades.

Top 5 Offense

RB Larry Rountree — 87.7

WR Jason Moore — 83.8

RB Darius Bradwell — 83.5

WR Josh Palmer — 83.3

TE Hunter Kampmoyer — 81.7

Top 5 Defense

LB Cole Christensen — 91.4

LB Kyzir White — 91.0

CB Kemon Hall — 90.9

CB John Brannon — 88.0

DT Forrest Merrill — 84.0

Bottom 5 Offense

C Scott Quessenberry — 50.2

WR K.J. Hill — 49.0

G Brenden Jaimes — 47.8

TE Tre’ McKitty — 47.0

G Tyree St. Louis — 43.6

Bottom 5 Defense

EDGE Uchenna Nwosu — 46.9

DT Breiden Fehoko — 44.8

EDGE Jesse Lemonier — 42.0

DL Chris Okoye — 29.9

LB Damon Lloyd — 28.2

PFF ranks Chargers roster ahead of 2021 NFL draft

Find out how Pro Football Focus feels about the Chargers roster heading into the 2021 NFL draft.

The 2021 NFL draft is just five days away.

With nine picks (at the moment), the Chargers roster will have a slight makeover under first-year head coach Brandon Staley.

But before that, Pro Football Focus’ Anthony Treash ranked Los Angeles’ roster, along with the other 31 teams in the league as they stand right now.

It’s worth noting the list was “heavily influenced by the two-year PFF WAR (wins above replacement) of the players, but also had some subjective projection involved for those younger, emerging talents.”

Treash ranked the Bolts’ roster at No. 25 but added that the team ranks 12th in draft capital.

The Chargers’ offensive line has undergone a complete makeover this offseason, and understandably so; the 2020 group was the second-lowest-graded of the last decade. New signees Corey Linsley and Matt Feiler, along with a healthy Bryan Bulaga, should move this group closer to average and help quarterback Justin Herbert avoid major regression in Year 2, as a lot of his rookie success came in unstable areas like pressured passing. The concerns really lie on the defensive side of the ball. Edge defender Joey Bosa and Derwin James are both clearly among the best at their respective positions when healthy, but things look rough outside of those two. The Chargers rank among the bottom five teams in the NFL when it comes to 2020 WAR on their current defense.

The ranking comes as a bit of a surprise, as I’m sure it will to many fans.

The Chargers saw some turnover to their roster, letting go of notable players like Hunter Henry, Denzel Perryman, Rayshawn Jenkins, Casey Hayward, Trai Turner, Melvin Ingram, among others.

However, in correspondence, the team realized the offensive line has been the biggest issue the past few seasons and made the point to upgrade the unit, signing All-Pro center Corey Linsley, Matt Feiler and Oday Aboushi.

Offensively, Los Angeles will be led by rookie sensation Justin Herbert. With the line that’s in place and an eventual starting left tackle, and weapons around him; Keenan Allen, Austin Ekeler, Mike Williams and Jared Cook, he should be set up for sophomore success.

Defensively, Staley will have a solid group of pieces to work with, led by Derwin James, Joey Bosa, Michael Davis, Kenneth Murray, Drue Tranquill, Linval Joseph and Chris Harris Jr. Jerry Tillery, Uchenna Nwosu and Nasir Adderley are players primed to breakout.

If general manager Tom Telesco hits a home run in this year’s draft, you might be able to make the argument that L.A. has a top-10 roster heading into the 2021 campaign. If the group can stay healthy throughout the year, watch out.

As for the rest of the AFC West, the Chiefs sat near the top at No. 3. The Broncos were not far off from them at No. 6. The Raiders checked in at No. 28.