Chargers Finally Address Their Questionable WR Depth in Latest Projected Trade

The Los Angeles Chargers have been one of the surprise stories in the NFL this season. Led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers are in the thick of the playoff race in the AFC.

If the NFL playoffs started this week, Los Angeles would get the final wild-card spot (seventh seed). That said, for the Chargers to have a strong second half, they need to add another wide receiver to their offense.

In the offseason, Los Angeles made the shocking decision to trade Keenan Allen and release Mike Williams. Many fans were puzzled by the move as Allen and Williams were one of the best receiver duos in the league for multiple years.

Fast forward to Week 9 and the Chargers' leading receiver is rookie Ladd McConkey (30 receptions for 376 yards and four touchdowns), who they took in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Chargers can’t depend on McConkey to carry this passing game to a potential playoff berth, so they need to get another reinforcement at receiver. 

Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report wrote in his NFL Week 9 trade block big board that Los Angeles could be a potential suitor for New England Patriots wide receiver K.J. Osborn.

Osborn signed a one-year deal with the Patriots in the offseason and appeared to be a great signing by the Patriots. However, the 27-year-old wide receiver hasn’t been a huge factor in New England’s passing game, recording seven receptions (17 targets) for 57 yards and a TD.

Due to Osborn’s struggles and being a pending free agent at the end of this season, LA might only have to give up a sixth or seventh-round pick. The Chargers are projected to have five picks in the final two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft.

While his time in New England has been a dud, who's to say that Osborn can’t look like the wide receiver we saw the last couple of seasons with the Minnesota Vikings? It's a chance that Los Angeles’ front office must consider.

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