ESPN’s Mike Clay I’ve become a big fan of ESPN’s Mike Clay over the last couple years. He has
consistently been a fan of the Chargers
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challenge for a title.Although the hype he gave the team did not come to
fruition last season, the attention he gave to the Chargers’ players in fantasy
football was right on the money. In ESPN leagues (PPR scoring), here’s how the
the Bolts’ players fared:Melvin Gordon - RB284 Carries1,105 Rushing Yards8
Rushing Touchdowns58 Catches on 83 Targets476 Receiving Yards4 Receiving
TouchdownsFinished the year as RB5Keenan Allen - WR102 Catches on 159
targets1,393 Receiving Yards6 Receiving Touchdowns2 Carries9 Rushing
YardsFinished the year as WR3Philip Rivers - QBCompleted 360/575 Passes4,515
Passing Yards28 Passing Touchdowns10 InterceptionsFinished the year as QB8Tyrell
Williams - WR43 Catches728 Receiving Yards4 Receiving TouchdownsFinished the
year as WR45Travis Benjamin - WR34 Catches567 Receiving Yards4 Receiving
Touchdowns13 Carries96 Rushing YardsFinished the year as WR50Austin Ekeler -
RB47 Carries260 Rushing Yards2 Rushing Touchdowns27 Catches279 Receiving Yards3
Receiving TouchdownsFinished the year as RB45For the upcoming 2018 fantasy
football season, here’s how Clay has the Chargers’ skill players ranked:Philip
Rivers - QB12Rivers continues to be extremely affordable as a late round
quarterback that should yield top-10 scoring numbers at the position. Even with
the recent loss of Hunter Henry, Rivers still possesses a plethora of weapons on
the offensive side of the ball. Look for Mike Williams to pick up some slack
while all three running backs should see an uptick in targets.Melvin Gordon -
RB10A little lower than I would have expected for Gordon but understandable when
you see guys like Leonard Fournette, Kareem Hunt
Color Rush Kyzir White Jersey , and Dalvin Cook ahead of him as these guys should be leaned on a lot more while Gordon may end of ceeding carries to
Austin Ekeler and rookie Justin Jackson. Fans of Gordon should still be excited
as this may push Gordon into a late round 2 or early round 3
consideration.Keenan Allen - WR6I believe this to be just the right spot for
Allen after the season he just had. Like Julio Jones of the Falcons, Allen has
been slightly allergic to the end zone but eats up enough targets that it
doesn’t matter most of the time. He will once again be leaned on heavily in the
passing attack, especially with Hunter Henry out for the year. Anything outside
of top-10 production for Allen would be insane.Mike Williams - WR69 (NICE)After
a disappointing year for the former seventh-overall pick, it seems like Clay
believes Williams is in store for an increased target share after sustaining
some healthiness through the off-season. Williams has all the tools in the world
to be successful within this offense, but his ability to learn the offense will
be the the one thing to hold him back, if he lets it.Tyrell Williams - WR84Quite
the drop for Williams after being just two years removed from a 1,000-yard
season. Williams unfortunately will lose targets to Mike Williams but he should
still get a healthy amount of looks after the loss of Hunter Henry. He is
another tall wideout with blazing speed that should find his success on crossers
and deeper routes. Depending on how the other Williams progresses, Tyrell might
just be the steal of this offense, once again.Travis Benjamin - Not RankedIf
Mike Williams comes along like he’s expected to, Benjamin might be the lone guy
out of this offense. His looks should increase with Henry’s injury, but his role
as a consistent contributor will be in danger
Color Rush Philip Rivers Jersey , nonetheless. However, Benjamin and the coaches are aware of his role as a deep threat within the offense and you just
know he will be good for a long touchdown just about once every three or four
weeks.Austin Ekeler - RB59Ekeler was such a nice surprise for Chargers fans last
season as he carved out a prominent role for himself in this offense after
making the team as a UDFA. Ekeler showed excellent vision and acceleration on
his limited carries, making the most of his time on the field. Gordon is still
the workhorse of this offense, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ekeler
continue to get 6-8 carries a game on top of a couple targets from Rivers, as
well.Chargers Defense/Special Teams - D/ST8It’s awesome to see the defense and
special teams getting some love after a chunk of years in irrelevancy. The
defensive backfield is stacked with talent. The duo of Joey Bosa and Melvin
Ingram has been rated a top-5 passing rushing unit in the NFL. There’s just so
much to love here. The Chargers’ defense should be a priority selection in the
last several roundsLos Angeles Chargers Daily Links: Philip Rivers looked
excellent in limited game action Chargers' Hunter Henry Could Return In 2018? -
Dallas RobinsonWithout Henry available, the Chargers will begin the season with
Virgil Green as their top tight end, while Sean Culkin, Braedon Bowman, Je’Ron
Hamm, Cole Hunt, and Ben Johnson are also on the roster. However
Youth Austin Ekeler Jersey , Los Angeles is still negotiating with franchise icon Antonio Gates, who reportedly won’t play for any team besides the
Chargers.Hunter Henry unlikely to return for Chargers in 2018, but not ruled out
- Eric Williams"It's just about executing and being efficient," River said. "No
pre-snap penalties -- none of that stuff -- but there's an element of preparing,
I think more so for me. I like to do it not so much as it is preparing to go win
the game, but more so to get me into that in-season mode of preparing --
watching the pressures, watching the third downs, going through and studying the
game play sheet.Rivers, Chargers look sharp early in 24-14 win over Seahawks -
Greg BeachamJJ Jones returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown late in the first
half, and Mike Williams caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Geno Smith in the
second half of a solid performance by the Chargers (1-1) in the preseason home
opener of their second season at compact StubHub Center.Philip Rivers Leads
First-Team Offense to Masterful Start - Ricky HenneHead Coach Anthony Lynn opted
to keep Rivers and the starters in for another drive, and it got off to a good
start when number 17 evaded the rush and hit Gordon
Youth Darius Philon Jersey , who then ran upfield for a 16-yard gain. The running back gained another first down with his feet. Unfortunately, the drive
ended when Rivers’ pass for Allen on 3rd-and-6 fell incomplete despite what
looked like sure-fire defensive pass interference.Seahawks suffer 24-14 defeat,
fall to 0-2 in 2018 preseason - The Great Mookie AlexanderJust like last week,
the Seahawks defense had the change to get the ball back by making a
three-and-out stop, only for the opposition’s run game to get the conversion.
Detrez Newsome broke through for a 31-yard gain that put the Chargers into field
goal range, and Roberto Aguayo iced the game shortly thereafter.Social Media
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