When people talk about how the Rams won Super Bowl LVI, the Matthew Stafford trade usually gets the headlines. Fair enough. But the move that actually set everything in motion came a couple of years earlier, when they went out and got Jalen Ramsey in the middle of the 2019 season.

Ramsey had already established himself as one of the best young corners in the league after the Jaguars took him fifth overall in 2016. He made the Pro Bowl in 2017 and 2018 and looked like a franchise cornerstone. Then everything unraveled. After a heated sideline blowup with coach Doug Marrone that nearly turned physical, Ramsey demanded out. A few weeks later, the Jaguars shipped him to Los Angeles for two first-round picks and a fourth. He stepped right in, finished the year strong, and earned another Pro Bowl nod.

Over the next two seasons, he was as good as any cornerback in football. He earned back-to-back first-team All-Pro honors, and he was a central piece of the defense that finally got over the hump in Super Bowl LVI. At his peak, he was dangerous because of a rare combination of size, speed, and physicality with elite man-coverage instincts—he could erase a No. 1 receiver while still being a sure tackler who could slide inside or stay outside depending on the matchup. His peers noticed; they ranked him No. 9 on the NFL Top 100 heading into 2022. The Rams fell off hard that year, but Ramsey stayed excellent and made his sixth straight Pro Bowl.

After the season, Los Angeles moved him to the Miami Dolphins for a third-round pick and tight end Hunter Long. It was a short stay, but it was one of the best concentrated runs any defensive back has had in Rams history.

While wearing the horns, Ramsey had 10 interceptions with 242 tackles.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Chargers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Chargers returned to the playoffs, but were bounced in the first game. This past season saw one new entrant and one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which did not change.

1. Junior Seau

2. LaDainian Tomlinson

3. Lance Alworth

4. Dan Fouts

5. Philip Rivers

You can find the entire list here.

Wide Receiver, Keenan Allen, climbed from #20 to #13.

Running Back, Austin Ekeler, makes his first appearance at #40.

It is noteworthy that Joey Bosa held the same spot (#39), and that Quarterback, Justin Herbert, just missed out. He should have a huge debut next year.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Austin Ekeler never quite fit the traditional profile of a feature back—he never topped 1,000 rushing yards in a season—but he carved out a different kind of value with the Chargers as a true dual-threat who could hurt defenses as a runner or a receiver. Undrafted out of Western State in 2017, he made the roster as a reserve and special-teams contributor, then gradually worked his way into a larger role. By his third season, he was starting eight games and finishing with more than 1,500 yards from scrimmage, using quickness, vision, and reliable hands to turn short throws and modest holes into productive gains.

Injuries limited him to 10 games in 2020, but he bounced back in a big way over the next two years. In 2021 and 2022, he led the NFL in total touchdowns while combining for nearly 3,200 yards from scrimmage, splitting time between the ground and the passing game and scoring regularly in both. He was especially dangerous on screens and check-downs, where his burst after the catch turned modest targets into big gains, and he remained a capable between-the-tackles runner when the Chargers needed him to grind out yards. The production made him one of the more reliable offensive weapons on the roster even without the gaudy single-season rushing totals that usually define the position.

The numbers dropped in 2023, when he finished with 1,064 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns. After that season, he left for the Washington Commanders. Across his seven years with the Chargers, he compiled roughly 8,200 yards from scrimmage and 69 touchdowns, production that came from a balanced mix of rushing and receiving work.

He never earned a Chargers Hall of Fame induction, but the undrafted back who arrived as a long shot and became a consistent dual-threat scorer remains one of the franchise’s more productive offensive pieces in recent years.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Kansas City Chiefs.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Kansas City won their third Super Bowl and advanced in the overall hierarchy of the greatest NFL franchises of all-time. We saw three distinct rank elevations due to the powerful 2023 campaign.

As always, we present our top five, which did not change.

1. Len Dawson

2. Derrick Thomas

3. Tony Gonzalez

4. Bobby Bell

5. Will Shields

You can find the entire list here.

Tight End, Travis Kelce, exploded from #13 to #6.

Quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who is now a two-time MVP, also rocketed up the ranking. He went to #8 from #19.

Defensive Tackle, Chris Jones, advanced nine spots to #31.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.