Quarterback
1- Philip Rivers
Rivers finished 2010 as PFF’s top rated passer (60.5 pass rating) marking the third consecutive season with more than 4,000 yards passing (4,710), 28 touchdowns (30), a completion percentage greater than 65% (66%) and fewer interceptions than games played (13 in 16 games). Rivers’ completion percentage is even more impressive when you consider that he attempted fewer than 50% of his passes from 0-9 yards (31st in the NFL) and a whopping 26% between 10-19 yards downfield (5th), which was also his most efficient throwing range, earning a PFF rating of 40.5 on those throws.
Running Back
1- Ryan Mathews
Mathews came into the season with high expectations after the Chargers moved up to select him with the 13th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Unfortunately for Mathews and fantasy owners alike, the Fresno State product suffered through injuries and disappointed, gaining more than 60 yards rushing in just four games. Mathews did show flashes of brilliance, however, including a week 17 effort in which he gained 120 yards rushing and scored three rushing touchdowns.
2- Mike Tolbert
With Mathews’ injury woes limiting his playing time, Tolbert proved to be an effective NFL rusher as he scored 11 touchdowns and eclipsed the 100-yard mark three times during the season, en route to a career-best 737 rushing yards.
3 – Curtis Brinkley
Brinkley was signed as an undrafted free agent after the 2009 NFL Draft. Brinkley has not played in either 2009 or 2010.
Fullback
1 – Jacob Hester
Since being drafted by the Chargers in 2008, Hester has carried the ball 66 times for 229 yards and one touchdown. Hester took on a larger role in the pass game in 2010, catching 22 passes for 145 yards and a score as the fourth most targeted fullback in the league.
2 – Frank Summers
Reserve/Future contract.
Tight End
1 – Antonio Gates
Gates is the premier tight end in the NFL, and finished among the top tight ends in PFF pass rating (13.8, 1st among tight ends) receiving yards (782, 4th), catches (50, 13th), touchdowns (10, 1st) and catch percentage (79.4%, 9th) despite being severely limited with a foot injury and missing five games due to injury.
2 – Kris Wilson
Wilson played in 337 snaps in 2010, but was targeted just seven times, catching six for 59 yards.
3 – Kory Sperry
In Sperry’s second season in the NFL, he appeared in five games, playing 84 snaps, 64 of which were of the blocking variety.
4 – Dennis Morris
Reserve/Future contract.
Wide Receiver
1 – Vincent Jackson
Jackson played in just five games of the 2010 season, missing the first 10 weeks as part of a holdout, then missing most of week 12 and all of week 13 with an injury. In his limited playing time Jackson still posted a PFF pass rating of 3.7, catching 14 of his 20 targets for 248 yards and three touchdowns. In 2009, Jackson finished the year as the top overall receiver according to PFF producing elite receiving numbers (1,167 yards, nine touchdowns) with just 105 targets.
2 – Malcolm Floyd
Floyd is big receiver that runs a lot of his routes deep down the field. In fact, just 18% of his 74 targets were for less than 10 yards, the lowest percentage of any receiver in the NFL and he led the league in targets between 10-19 yards downfield (50%). As a result, Floyd caught just 50% of the passes thrown his way, but for 717 yards (19.4 YPC, 4th best in the league) and six touchdowns.
3 – Patrick Crayton
Crayton was inserted into the starting line-up as a result of the bevy of injuries the Chargers’ receiving corps sustained in 2010. Crayton filled in admirably, catching 28 of 44 targets for 514 yards and a touchdown, totaling up to a 3.9 PFF pass rating before he landed on IR with an ankle injury.
4 – Buster Davis
Davis played in just 234 snaps over the course of six games before landing on IR with a rib injury. Prior to the injury, Davis had 21 catches in 37 targets for 259 yards and a touchdown.
5 – Seyi Ajirotutu
Ajirotutu caught 13 balls on 23 targets for 262 yards and two touchdowns in his six games for the Chargers. The rookie’s best game came in week eight against Tennessee as he caught four balls for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
6 – Bryan Walters
Reserve/Future contract
7 – Richard Goodman
Reserve/Future contract
Kicker
1 – Nate Kaeding
Kaeding was limited in 2010 with a groin injury and thus played in 13 games. Kaeding attempted 28 field goals, making 23. Kaeding was most effective inside of 50 yards, converting 23 of 24 chances. He did not miss an extra point in 2010.
2 – Ricky Schmitt
Reserve/Future contract.
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