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The upside is real for Ladd and this Chargers offense

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2 min
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Jul 3, 2026
Published
Fri, July 3, 2026
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Ladd McConkeyJustin HerbertKeenan Allen
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Justin Herbert

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Herbert is expected to compete heavily for the MVP award and will benefit from a dramatically improved offensive line and Mike McDaniel's offensive system that maximizes quarterback efficiency.

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Keenan Allen

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Keenan Allen, the number one target earner in the Chargers offense last year, is gone, opening up target volume for other receivers like Ladd McConkey.

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Ladd McConkey

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McConkey's upside is extremely real given Justin Herbert's MVP-caliber play, a dramatically improved offensive line, and Mike McDaniel's proven ability to maximize quarterback efficiency and receiver production—similar to what he did with Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle in Miami.

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With Keenan Allen gone and Herbert expected to return to his early-career passing volume under McDaniel (618+ attempt pace), McConkey's 112 targets as a rookie finishing as WR13 in PPR should increase significantly, warranting a 7.5/10 rating.

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0:00Wide receiver 20, Ladd McConkey. Upside
0:03case is extremely real here. You have
0:05Justin Herbert who is another player
0:07that I think is going to compete heavily
0:08for the MVP award. You have an offensive
0:10line that is incredibly improved both by
0:12health and draft capital and signing
0:15Tyler Biadasz, like, you know, free
0:17agents, draft capital, health coming
0:18back. Like, their offensive line should
0:19actually be it goes from one of the
0:21worst in the league last year with all
0:22the injuries to an actual asset this
0:25year, in my opinion. Mike McDaniel
0:26coming over as the offensive
0:28coordinator, we've seen what he's done
0:29to both just improve the efficiency of
0:32of quarterback play, the run game. I
0:34mean, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, the
0:36wide receivers over there who are highly
0:37targeted and are the number one and two
0:39in the pecking order eat. And that's
0:40what Ladd McConkey is going to be here.
0:42So, it it's one of those where it's
0:44like, is Ladd as good as the top-tier
0:46receivers in the NFL? No, definitely
0:49not. But, if you tie him to a situation
0:52that's as good as any in the NFL, then
0:55yeah, he can just kind of rise with that
0:56tide here. So, I'm very much in on Ladd
0:59McConkey. When I look at Mike McDaniel,
1:00what he did in Miami into his big year,
1:042023, he threw the ball 560 times. The
1:07very next year, he only played 11 games,
1:08but he threw it 400 times in 11 games, a
1:11618 attempt pace. And if you guys
1:14remember, early in his career, Herbert,
1:15like, he was throwing up insane numbers.
1:18595 attempts, 672 attempts, 699
1:22attempts. And then, obviously, Greg
1:23Roman comes in and absolutely just
1:25deflates the number of passing attempts.
1:27Now, they have a guy who understands the
1:29best aspect of your offense is Justin
1:31Herbert's [ __ ] cannon attached to his
1:33elbow. You also have the number one
1:34target earner in the offense last year,
1:36Keenan Allen, gone. Rookie Ladd McConkey
1:38finished as the wide receiver 13 in PPR.
1:41So, he just missed this list. He only
1:43had 112 targets that year, all right?
1:44So, like, I don't know. The the math
1:46here is feels pretty simple for me. So,
1:48I'm giving Ladd McConkey also a 7.5 out
1:50of 10.

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