Busts on the Los Angeles Chargers

Busts can ruin your fantasy team's drive to a championship. Our staff searches for them on the Chargers.

Footballguys Staff's Busts on the Los Angeles Chargers Footballguys Staff Published 07/22/2025

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As we race toward August, Footballguys.com will examine one team per weekday with our quick-hitting Team Sleepers feature. These players might not be complete busts, but we will be highlighting players our staff thinks will disappoint this year and underperform their average draft position (ADP).

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This is a weekday series that will stretch through August 1. If you like this and want another, come back the next workday. Another will be here.

Please note that our staff has identified the players listed below. The official Footballguys stance for every Charger can be found on our projections page.

Busts on the Los Angeles Chargers

Reasons WR Tre Harris Could Be a Bust

Meng Song: Harris ended his brief holdout, but there's not much upside even if he's the No. 2 on a run-heavy Greg Roman offense.

Phil Alexander: Harris missed rookie camp and OTAs, and broke out late at Ole Miss, where he feasted on hitches and slants. With McConkey and Johnston ahead of him, he's stuck running wind sprints.

b An early summer holdout cooled some of the buzz, and a WR54 ADP is modest. Still, he likely needs Ladd McConkey to miss time or an extremely strong preseason to merit consideration as a starter in managed lineups.

Colton Dodgson: The run-and-gun nature of this offense suits his over-the-top, contested catch style. Still, he's competing with Quentin Johnston out wide in an offense that ranked 10th in run rate last season. 

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