Kolar set career highs 10 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns in 2025, so he isn't going to blow you away with statistical numbers.
But look beyond the box score and it's clear that Kolar is going to bring a hard-nosed mentality to the locker room and on the field, something the Chargers needed as they implement McDaniel's new system.
For all the chatter about points and yards the Bolts could put up under McDaniel, keep in mind that the Chargers will still be molded in Harbaugh's image as a gritty, tough team.
McDaniel said as much in late January when he was asked about Harbaugh's penchant for wanting to have a dominant ground game.
"He likes to run the ball and I am, by trade, I spent a good portion of my career being in charge of the run game and being the run game coordinator," McDaniel said. "I think you're always playing to your skillsets and each team that you're on has a different array of them.
"I think some of my run game prowess in the past has been different solutions for light boxes when you're adept to pass, to run the ball," McDaniel added. "That core foundational belief that football is inside out, prioritizing the line of scrimmage play and being able to win games when you have a lead with nine minutes to go in the game and you can keep the defense off the field. I think those types of things, that's where the like-minded football 101, core values of football kind of overlap."
Kolar is the perfect player that fits the identity of what Harbaugh and McDaniel are looking for in Southern California.
Because when January comes around, Kolar is exactly the type of player who can help you advance in the playoffs.
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