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2026 Los Angeles Chargers season

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The 2026 season is the Los Angeles Chargers' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their 11th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, their seventh playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their third under the tandem of general manager Joe Hortiz and head coach Jim Harbaugh. They will attempt to improve on their 11–6 records from 2024 and 2025, make the playoffs for the third consecutive season, and end their 16-year AFC West title drought.

OwnerDean Spanos
General managerJoe Hortiz
Head coachJim Harbaugh
Home stadiumSoFi Stadium
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2026 Los Angeles Chargers season
OwnerDean Spanos
General managerJoe Hortiz
Head coachJim Harbaugh
Home stadiumSoFi Stadium
Results
Record0–4
Division place4th AFC West
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The Chargers started the season 0–4, the first time since the 2017 season.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft
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2026 Los Angeles Chargers draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
122 Akheem MesidorLBMiami (FL)
255 Traded to the New England Patriots[t- 1]
2 63 Jake Slaughter C Florida from Patriots[t- 1]
386 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[t- 2]
4 105 Brenen Thompson WR Mississippi State from Cleveland[t- 2][a]
4 117 Travis Burke OT Memphis from Houston[t- 3][b]
4123 Traded to the Houston Texans[t- 3]
4 131 Genesis Smith S Arizona from Patriots[t- 1]
5 145 Nick Barrett DT South Carolina from Cleveland[t- 2][a]
5162 Traded to the Baltimore Ravens[t- 4]
6 202 Logan Taylor G Boston College from Patriots[t- 1][c]
6204 Traded to the Houston Texans[t- 3]
6 206 Alex Harkey G Oregon from Cleveland[t- 2][d]
7238 Traded to the Tennessee Titans[t- 5]
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2026 Los Angeles Chargers undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Noah Avinger S Utah State [5]
Lander Barton LB Utah
Jerand Bradley TE Kansas State
Sincere Brown WR Colorado
Jahmeer Carter DL Virginia
Gregory Desrosiers RB Memphis
Devin Grant S Syracuse
Jacobian Guillory DL LSU
Niles King OLB San Diego State
Devonte Ross WR Penn State
Rodney Shelly CB Georgia Tech
Avery Smith CB Toledo
Jacob Spomer C Fresno State
Evan Svoboda TE Wyoming
Nadame Tucker OLB Western Michigan
Terry Webb DL SMU
Jeremiah Wilson CB Florida State
Isaiah World OT Oregon
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Draft trades

  1. [1]
    The Chargers traded pick 55 to the New England Patriots in exchange for picks 63, 131, and 202.[1]
  2. [2]
    The Chargers traded pick 86 to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for picks 105, 145, and 206.[2]
  3. [3]
    The Chargers traded picks 123 and 204 to the Houston Texans in exchange for pick 117.
  4. [4]
    The Chargers traded a 2026 fifth-round selection (pick 162) and S Alohi Gilman to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a 2027 seventh-round selection and OLB Odafe Oweh.[3]
  5. [5]
    The Chargers traded a 2026 seventh-round selection (pick 238) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for S Elijah Molden.[4]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Originally from the New York Giants
  2. [b]
    Originally from Minneapolis to Jacksonville to Las Vegas
  3. [c]
    Originally from Pittsburgh
  4. [d]
    Originally from Chicago

Staff

Los Angeles Chargers staff
Front office
  • Chairman/owner – Dean Spanos
  • Vice chairman/owner – Michael Spanos
  • President of business operations – A. G. Spanos
  • President of football operations – John Spanos
  • Executive vice president/COO – Jeanne Bonk
  • Executive vice president of football administration/player finance – Ed McGuire
  • General manager – Joe Hortiz
  • Assistant general manager – Chad Alexander
  • Director of player personnel strategy – Corey Krawiec
  • Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham
  • Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Tyler Lyon
  • Director of football administration – Katie Sylvan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches


  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Chris O'Leary
  • Run game coordinator/defensive line – Mike Elston
  • Assistant defensive line – Julian Campenni
  • Linebackers – Sean Spence
  • Outside linebackers – Dylan Roney
  • Assistant outside linebackers – Denzel Martin
  • Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Steve Clinkscale
  • Safeties – Adam Fuller
  • Run game specialist – Mike Hiestand
Special teams
Strength and conditioning
  • Executive director of player performance – Ben Herbert
  • Head of strength and conditioning – Jonathan Brooks
  • Head of strength and conditioning – Devin Woodhouse
  • Director of performance analytics – Ben Rabe
  • Performance analyst – Lincoln Dewolf

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Current roster

Los Angeles Chargers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

Preseason

More information Week, Date ...
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 at Houston Texans W 27–7 1–0 Reliant Stadium Recap
2 August 20 San Francisco 49ers L 17–41 1–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
3 August 27 Los Angeles Rams L 18–20 1–2 SoFi Stadium Recap
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Regular season

Schedule

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Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 13 1:25 p.m. Arizona Cardinals L 14–26 0–1 SoFi Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 20 1:05 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders L 14–26 0–2 SoFi Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 27 10:00 a.m. at Buffalo Bills L 16–24 0–3 Highmark Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 4 1:25 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks L 23–30 0–4 Lumen Field CBS Recap
5 October 11 1:05 p.m. Denver Broncos SoFi Stadium CBS
6 October 18 1:25 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS
7 Bye
8 November 1 1:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox
9 November 8 1:05 p.m. Houston Texans SoFi Stadium CBS
10 November 16 5:15 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium ESPN
11 November 22 1:05 p.m. New York Jets SoFi Stadium Fox
12 November 29 5:20 p.m. New England Patriots SoFi Stadium NBC
13 December 6 10:00 a.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium CBS
14 December 13 1:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium CBS
15 December 17 5:15 p.m. San Francisco 49ers SoFi Stadium Prime Video
16 December 27 10:00 a.m. at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Fox
17 January 2/3 TBD Kansas City Chiefs SoFi Stadium TBD
18 January 9/10 TBD at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High TBD
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Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Week 10 is exempt.[6]
  • The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized by no later than the end of Week 15.[7]
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[6]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 6 31026
Chargers 7 0 7014
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at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Chad Ryland 27-yard field goal, 6:51. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:31.
  • ARI – Chad Ryland 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Chad Ryland 34-yard field goal, 7:25. Cardinals 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
  • LAC – Ladd McConkey 8-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 6:03. Cardinals 16–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Trey McBride 3-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland kick), 11:44. Cardinals 23–14. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:37.
  • ARI – Chad Ryland 49-yard field goal, 2:33. Cardinals 26–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:36.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jacoby Brissett – 27/37, 277 yards, TD
  • LAC – Justin Herbert – 17/27, 209 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Tyler Allgeier – 17 rushes, 61 yards
  • LAC – Omarion Hampton – 12 rushes, 43 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Trey McBride – 9 receptions, 95 yards, TD
  • LAC – Ladd McConkey – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD
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This game marked the Chargers' first home loss to the Cardinals since 2001 when they were based in San Diego. They last lost consecutive games to Arizona in 1998 and 2001.

Week 2: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 2: Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 10 7926
Chargers 0 7 7014
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at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • LV – Tre Tucker 40-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Matt Gay kick), 11:51. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:22.
  • LAC – Omarion Hampton 1-yard run (Cameron Dicker kick), 5:26. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 6:25.
  • LV – Matt Gay 59-yard field goal, 0:04. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 0:31.

Third quarter

  • LAC – Oronde Gadsden II 10-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 9:49. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 4:07.
  • LV – Cody White 13-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Matt Gay kick), 3:53. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 711 plays, 74 yards, 5:56.

Fourth quarter

  • LV – Cody White 11-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Matt Gay kick), 2:59. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:43.
  • LV – Penalty on Joe Alt enforced in the end zone for a safety, 1:41. Raiders 26–14.

Top passers

  • LV – Kirk Cousins – 19/29, 253 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • LAC – Justin Herbert – 15/27, 192 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • LV – Ashton Jeanty – 21 rushes, 48 yards
  • LAC – Omarion Hampton – 23 rushes, 94 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • LV – Tre Tucker – 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
  • LAC – Tre Harris – 1 reception, 53 yards
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The Chargers had another disappointing game, this time against their arch-rival Las Vegas Raiders, as they would go on to lose by another 26–14 score, thus snapping their 4-game winning streak against the Raiders, as well as their 5-game home winning streak against them. This marked the Chargers' second home loss to the Raiders since 2020 as well as the first time a team coached by Jim Harbaugh had started 0–2.

Week 3: at Buffalo Bills

Week 3: Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 0 3316
Bills 0 10 01424
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at New Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

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First quarter

  • LAC – Keaton Mitchell 1-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 10:33. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:11.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 31-yard field goal, 0:34. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:49.

Second quarter

  • BUF – Tyler Bass 28-yard field goal, 6:02. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:20.
  • BUF – Josh Allen 1-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 0:16. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:49.

Third quarter

  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 21-yard field goal, 6:12. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 8:48.

Fourth quarter

  • BUF – Josh Allen 1-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 7:35. Bills 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:50.
  • BUF – James Cook 3-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 3:13. Bills 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:55.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 33-yard field goal, 1:56. Bills 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:17.

Top passers

  • LAC – Justin Herbert – 20/34, 226 yards, TD, INT
  • BUF – Josh Allen – 16/26, 204 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • LAC – Omarion Hampton – 15 rushes, 56 yards
  • BUF – James Cook – 24 rushes, 154 yards, TD

Top receivers

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With the loss, the Chargers fell to 0–3 for the first time since 2017. This also marks Jim Harbaugh's first ever 0–3 start in his career.

Week 4: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 3 71023
Seahawks 7 13 10030
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at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,691
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Logan Ryan and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Rashid Shaheed 28-yard run (kick failed), 6:12. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:11.
  • SEA – Emanuel Wilson 8-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 0:43. Seahawks 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:37.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 39-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:43.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Tory Horton 6-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 10:23. Seahawks 27–6. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:37.
  • LAC – Kimani Vidal 9-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 4:53. Seahawks 27–13. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:30.
  • SEA – Jason Myers 35-yard field goal, 1:19. Seahawks 30–13. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:34.

Fourth quarter'

  • LAC – Omarion Hampton 2-yard run (Cameron Dicker kick), 7:48. Seahawks 30–20. Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 8:31.
  • LAC – Cameron Dicker 36-yard field goal, 2:14. Seahawks 30–23. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 1:47.

Top passers

  • LAC – Justin Herbert – 19/31, 189 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • SEA – Sam Darnold – 13/22, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • LAC – Omarion Hampton – 9 rushes, 45 yards, TD
  • SEA – Emanuel Wilson – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD

Top receivers

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Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 5: Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 000
Chargers 0 0 000
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at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Standings

Division

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AFC West
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 4 0 0 1.000 2–0 4–0 118 77 W4
Las Vegas Raiders 3 1 0 .750 1–1 2–1 115 84 L1
Denver Broncos 2 2 0 .500 0–1 1–1 74 94 L1
Los Angeles Chargers 0 4 0 .000 0–1 0–2 67 106 L4
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Conference

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AFC
Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 4 0 0 1.000 2–0 4–0 .438 .438 W4
2 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 1 0 .750 0–0 3–1 .563 .583 W2
3 Buffalo Bills East 3 1 0 .750 0–1 2–1 .250 .167 L1
4 Cleveland Browns North 3 1 0 .750 1–0 1–1 .438 .333 W3
Wild cards
5 Baltimore Ravens North 3 1 0 .750 0–0 2–0 .313 .333 W2
6 Las Vegas Raiders West 3 1 0 .750 1–1 2–1 .313 .083 L1
7 New England Patriots East 2 2 0 .500 1–0 2–1 .688 .625 W1
In the hunt
8 Denver Broncos West 2 2 0 .500 0–1 1–1 .813 .625 L1
9 Pittsburgh Steelers North 2 2 0 .500 1–1 1–2 .563 .500 L1
10 Indianapolis Colts South 2 2 0 .500 1–0 1–2 .500 .125 W2
11 Cincinnati Bengals North 2 2 0 .500 0–1 1–2 .313 .000 L2
12 New York Jets East 1 3 0 .250 0–0 1–0 .438 .000 L3
13 Miami Dolphins East 0 4 0 .000 0–0 0–2 .938 .000 L4
14 Los Angeles Chargers West 0 4 0 .000 0–1 0–2 .625 .000 L4
15 Tennessee Titans South 0 4 0 .000 0–0 0–2 .563 .000 L4
16 Houston Texans South 0 4 0 .000 0–1 0–3 .563 .000 L4
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