Chargers Training Camp is rapidly approaching.
The team will host 17 open practices as they welcome fans back to The Bolt in El Segundo. (Note: two of the practices will be held at University of San Diego.)
The Bolts are looking to build on an 11-win season and playoff berth in Year 2 of Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, as the competitiveness has gone up another level throughout the offseason.
Chargers.com will take a look at each position group and battles leading up to training camp. Next up, the wide receivers and tight ends.
Who's on the roster?
Wide receivers: Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, Mike Williams, Derius Davis, Tre' Harris, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Brendan Rice, Jalen Reagor, Dez Fitzpatrick, Jaylen Johnson, Luke Grimm, Dalevon Campbell
Tight ends: Will Dissly, Tyler Conklin, Tucker Fisk, Oronde Gadsden, McCallan Castles, Stevo Klotz, Jordan Petaia (International Pathway Program), Scott Matlock (fullback)
Camp Outlook
During a 2024 season full impactful newcomers for the Chargers, McConkey had the case to be the biggest revelation of all.
The receiver broke the Chargers franchise rookie records for catches and receiving yards in a season, etching himself as Justin Herbert's No. 1 target in 2024.
Now he's back leading the group and is driven to continue to improve as a target.
"Tunnel vision. Put the blinders on and just keep looking ahead," McConkey said. "I'm going to have good days, I'm going to have bad days, so don't get too high, don't get too low and just play my game.
"That's kind of how I always approached it since I've been younger and it's worked out for me. So I'm just going to keep doing that," McConkey added.
Johnston and Davis also return to the room as some of the longest-tenured Chargers at the position entering their third season.
The pair of 2023 draft picks made strides last season in the pass game, as Johnston led the Bolts in receiving touchdowns.
"Head down, just keep working," Johnston said. "I feel like everybody still has to come and show up. I kind of said it last year, especially in the receiver room, we all feed off each other's energy so any chance we get to help each other, we always do.
"At the end of the day, we're all going on the field and competing while we're helping each other out," Johnston added. "It's always hard work, day in and day out."
The team also added a number of receivers, including a familiar face in Williams, who was drafted by the Chargers in 2017 and spent last season on the Jets and Steelers.
Williams joins a couple of rookie draft picks, Harris and Lambert-Smith, as the biggest additions to the room that will be competitive once camp starts.
Rice, Reagor, Fitzpatrick and Johnson are also vying for spots, as they return after seeing very limited action in 2024. Undrafted free agents Grimm and Campbell round out the group.