ESPN’s Mike Clay projects Chargers’ 2022 offensive stats
Mike Clay is an NFL and fantasy football analyst at ESPN and spends a lot of time going through algorithms and formulas to project player and team stats prior to the regular season.
Clay revealed his offensive projections for the upcoming season.
Let’s take a look at how he believes the Chargers’ skill players will fare in 2022.
Quarterback
Player | C/A | Yards | TDs | INT | Carries | Yards | TDs |
Justin Herbert | 386/589 | 4,341 | 34 | 12 | 60 | 277 | 3 |
Chase Daniel | 21/34 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Running back
Player | Carries | Yards | Average | TDs | Receptions | Yards | TDs |
Austin Ekeler | 231 | 1,009 | 4.4 | 9 | 67 | 619 | 3 |
Isaiah Spiller | 124 | 536 | 4.3 | 4 | 18 | 132 | 1 |
Joshua Kelley | 30 | 119 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
Wide receiver
Player | Targets | Receptions | Yards | Average | TDs | Carries | Yards |
Keenan Allen | 140 | 95 | 1,041 | 10.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Williams | 116 | 67 | 1,026 | 15.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Palmer | 78 | 51 | 589 | 11.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Jalen Guyton | 24 | 15 | 195 | 13.0 | 2 | 9 | 50 |
DeAndre Carter | 9 | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tight end
Player | Targets | Receptions | Yards | Average | TDs | |
Gerald Everett | 71 | 53 | 516 | 9.7 | 4 | |
Donald Parham | 30 | 20 | 215 | 10.7 | 3 | |
Tre’ McKitty | 12 | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 1 | |
Hunter Kampmoyer | 6 | 4 | 40 | 10 | 0 |
