Welcome to Part 7 of our 2024 draft preview series, which will be a position-by-position look at key prospects and where the Chargers roster stands ahead of the NFL Draft. This series will include a look at which prospects could be options for the Chargers later this month.
We chatted with ESPN draft analyst Jordan Reid to break down the wide receivers in this draft class. Reid, one of the most well-respected draft analysts in the country, can be found on Twitter @JordanReid for his analysis.
Chargers status at WR
Derius Davis, Simi Fehoko, Quentin Johnston, Joshua Palmer
This position group looks vastly different than it did at the end of the 2023 season. The Bolts traded Keenan Allen to the Bears for a 2024 fourth-round pick and also released veteran Mike Williams.
Palmer is now the most established wide receiver on the roster with 143 catches for 1,703 yards and nine touchdowns. Johnston endured an up-and-down rookie season but the Chargers are confident he can make a strong leap in 2024.
“Quentin is still young,” Reid said. “He was a rookie [in 2023] so they’ll give him more opportunities to prove he was worthy of a first-round pick.”
Davis is a star returner on special teams but could be in line for more offensive snaps depending on what happens with this position group going forward. Fehoko joined the Chargers in September and had just one reception although it went for a touchdown.
Is WR a position of need?
Given the departures of Allen and Williams, Reid noted that wide receiver has now become one of the Chargers biggest priorities in the 2024 NFL Draft.
So much so, in fact, that he opined the Chargers could take more than one wide receiver in the draft.
“They need some help,” Reid said. “I still think they need multiple new guys in that room so it wouldn’t be surprising to see them double dip at wide receiver.
“That could be at No. 5, or they could take two guys on Day 2 or…
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