2026 Los Angeles Chargers season

2026 Los Angeles Chargers season
2026 Los Angeles Chargers season
Owner	Dean Spanos
General manager	Joe Hortiz
Head coach	Jim Harbaugh
Home stadium	SoFi Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
Uniform
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Home stadiumSoFi Stadium

The 2026 season will be the Los Angeles Chargers' upcoming 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.

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	22	Akheem Mesidor	LB	Miami (FL)
2	55	Traded to the New England Patriots^{[t- 1]}
2	63	Jake Slaughter	C	Florida	from Patriots^{[t- 1]}
3	86	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]
4	123	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]
5	162	Traded to the Baltimore Ravens^{[t- 4]}
6	202	Logan Taylor	G	Boston College	from Patriots^{[t- 1]}^[c]
6	204	Traded to the Houston Texans^{[t- 3]}
6	206	Alex Harkey	G	Oregon	from Cleveland^{[t- 2]}^[d]
7	238	Traded to the Tennessee Titans^{[t- 5]}

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

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC West)	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders
Conference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Houston Texans	Baltimore Ravens
Interconference opponents (NFC West)	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	No game	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

v t e Los Angeles Chargers
Founded in 1960 Played in San Diego (1961–2016) Based in Inglewood, California Headquartered in El Segundo, California
Franchise	Franchise Team History Coaches in San Diego NFL in Los Angeles All-time roster Seasons Starting quarterbacks Retired numbers Hall of Fame Anniversary teams 40th 50th First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Balboa Stadium San Diego Stadium San Diego stadium proposals Dignity Health Sports Park SoFi Stadium
Culture	Air Coryell Barron Hilton Alex Spanos Dean Spanos Charge Bugle "I Love LA" "City of Champions" Los Angeles Charger Girls Fearsome Foursome "San Diego Super Chargers" Bruise Brothers
Lore	Holy Roller Epic in Miami Freezer Bowl Snowball Game 2006 playoff game vs. New England Patriots
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Carroll–Harbaugh rivalry
Wild card berths (5)	1995 2013 2018 2022 2024 2025
Division championships (15)	1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1979 1980 1981 1992 1994 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
Conference championships (1)	1994
League championships (1)	1963
Media	Broadcasters KYSR KLAC Matt "Money" Smith Daniel Jeremiah
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
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v t e Los Angeles Chargers seasons
Played in San Diego (1961–2016)
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Bold indicates AFL Championship (1960–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates AFL Championship (1960–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) appearance

2026 Los Angeles Chargers season

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Staff

Current roster

Preseason

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2026 opponents

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	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 Head coach – Jim Harbaugh Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Mike McDaniel Quarterbacks – Shane Day Running backs – Max McCaffrey Wide receivers – Sanjay Lal Tight ends – Chandler Henley Offensive line – Butch Barry Assistant offensive line – Nick Hardwick Passing game specialist – Adam Gase Offensive assistant – Kirk Campbell Offensive assistant – Rob Everett Offensive assistant – Josh Hammond			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Chris O'Leary Defensive line – Mike Elston Assistant defensive line – Julian Campenni Linebackers – Sean Spence Outside linebackers – Dylan Roney Assistant outside linebackers – Denzel Martin Defensive backs – Steve Clinkscale Safeties – Adam Fuller Defensive assistant – Mike Hiestand Special teams Special teams coordinator – Ryan Ficken Assistant special teams – Chris Gould 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 → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs