Ladd McConkey
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Los Angeles Chargers WR Ladd McConkey
Wide receiver Ladd McConkey led the Los Angeles Chargers in receiving yards in his rookie season with the team and was second on the Bolts in receiving touchdowns.
The 23-year-old receiver had 1149 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in his first season in Los Angeles with quarterback Justin Herbert throwing the ball to him.
Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton released a list of all 32 teams’ most promising building blocks in 2025 and named the former second-round wide receiver for the Chargers.
“The Los Angeles Chargers can build their passing attack around a primary slot wide receiver. Ladd McConkey didn’t have a major workload at Georgia, but he showed the playmaking ability to be the Chargers’ go-to target in the aerial attack,” Moton wrote for B/R. “He’s earned Herbert’s trust as a reliable target, and his inside-outside versatility allows him to stay on the field for most of the offensive snaps.”
The former Georgia Bulldog finished 9th in the offensive rookie of the year award standings and was voted as the 100th best player in the league by his peers in the NFL Top 100 show.
Moton also projected McConkey to be a Pro Bowl-All-Pro in his second season with the Bolts.
Additions to the Wide Receiver Room
Mike Williams
GettyMike Williams returns to the Chargers for year eight with the team.
The Chargers added multiple pass-catching options to help Justin Herbert and the offense this offseason.
The team brought back receiver Mike Williams on a one-year deal and drafted WR Tre Harris in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Moton believes Ladd McConkey will still be the head of the wide receiver group in the 2025-26 season out of slot for the Chargers.
Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema named McConkey the 22nd-best wide receiver heading into the new season.
“McConkey made a strong impression in 2024, proving that size isn’t a prerequisite for impact at the NFL level. He earned an 85.0 receiving grade and ranked in the 90th percentile in separation rate against single coverage, a clear sign defenders can’t afford to take him lightly,” Sikkema wrote for PFF.
Greg Roman on McConkey
Greg Roman
GettyLos Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman (center).
Jim Harbaugh brought Greg Roman as the team’s offensive coordinator in Harbaugh’s first season at the helm of the team.
Roman mentioned Ladd McConkey was performing as a seasoned vet in his rookie year in the City of Angels.
“Ladd was such a — not a surprise – but he was such a weapon,” Roman said on a recent episode of the Chargers Weekly Podcast,via NFL. “I mean, just so dependable. We were able to do things with Ladd in Year 1 that you generally don’t do with a guy until Year 3 or 4. His football IQ, a lot of different things that give him options to get open and stuff like that, graduate-level stuff, as I like to call it…”
“We’re gonna move him around. The guy’s got some serious talent and a serious will to get it done.”
With the QB-WR duo impressing in offseason training, Herbert and McConkey could become an elite pair in the NFL.