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Top 50 Los Angeles Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers came into existence in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League.

The stay in Los Angeles was brief, as they moved south to San Diego the season after, but this was one of the most successful teams in the AFL.  They would make the playoff five times in the upstart league, winning the AFL Title in 1963.  

The Chargers would be part of the AFL-NFL merger, and while they have had their share of excellent players, they have only made the Super Bowl once, a losing effort in 1994.  In 2016, the Chargers moved back to Los Angeles.

This list is up to the end of the 2024 season.

Note: Football lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and post-season accolades.

39. Dick Harris

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One of the most unlikely defensive stars in the early days of the Chargers was Dick Harris, an undrafted player from McNeese State.
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40. Derwin James

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After two years starting at Florida State, Derwin James established himself as one of the top Safeties of the 2018 Draft, and he was the second one taken (17th Overall) by the Chargers, where his rookie year was so incredible that he was a First Team All-Pro and the runner-up for the Defensive Player of the Year. Blessed with a…
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41. Austin Ekeler

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Austin Ekeler is an intriguing running back to rank on any list, as to date, he has yet to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. However, year by year, he has proven himself to be a solid dual-threat back in professional football. Undrafted from Western State in 2017, Ekeler made the Chargers, playing in a reserve capacity, but…
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42. Billy Shields

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Billy Shields was with the San Diego Chargers for the vast majority of his career, where the Offensive Tackle was drafted in the Sixth Round in 1975, after coming out of Georgia Tech.
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43. Quentin Jammer

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In the 2002 NFL Draft, Quentin Jammer had the honor of being the highest drafted Defensive Back when the San Diego Chargers chose the Texas Longhorn Fifth Overall.
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44. Dave Kocourek

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The professional career of Dave Kocourek began in 1959 when the Wisconsin Badger joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
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45. Justin Herbert

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The Los Angeles Chargers selected Justin Herbert with the sixth overall pick in 2020 with the hopes that the Oregon Duck could take them to the promised land.  That hasn’t happened yet, but Herbert has been arguably a top ten NFL Quarterback who has the goods to get there. Herbert won the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2020 (4,336…
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46. Vincent Jackson

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Vincent Jackson did not have a rocket-like start in the NFL as the Northern Colorado Wide Receiver missed half of his rookie season (2005) due to injury and the Second Round Pick barely played in the games, he did appear him.
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47. Chuck Allen

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In the second year of the Chargers’ existence, Washington Linebacker, Chuck Allen was a very late Draft Pick (28thRound), so for him just to make the team was a bit of a long shot.  Allen would accomplish a lot more than that.
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48. Stan Humphries

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A forgotten Quarterback in the annals of Chargers' history is Stan Humphries, who to date is the only pivot to take the organization to the Super Bowl.
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49. Chuck Muncie

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Chuck Muncie was a talented Running Back, but his off-field issues and substance abuse made him expendable, so the New Orleans Saints jettisoned him to the San Diego Chargers four Games into the 1980 Season.
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50. Ernie Wright

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Ernie Wright was an original member of the Los Angeles Chargers when they were an inaugural member of the American Football League in 1960, and the Ohio State Buckeye made the most of the opportunity.
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