Breaking Down the 2015 Chargers Roster

How the Bolts have changed rapidly under new leadership

Before we break down the blood and guts of the 2015 San Diego Chargers (as of the afternoon of Saturday, September 5) let's take a quick look at the full roster:

#    Name            Pos.  Ht.     Wt.    Age.   Exp.    College

2     Lambo, Josh, K     6-0    215     24    R     Texas A&M
5     Scifres, Mike, P     6-2    215     34    13     Western Illinois
6     Williams, Tyrell, WR     6-4    205     23    R     Western Oregon
10     Clemens, Kellen, QB     6-2    220     32    10     Oregon
11     Johnson, Stevie, WR     6-2    207     29    8     Kentucky
12     Jones, Jacoby, WR-KR     6-4    215     31    9     Lane
13     Allen, Keenan, WR     6-2    211     23    3     California
15     Inman, Dontrelle, WR     6-3    205     26    2     Virginia
17     Rivers, Philip, QB     6-5    228     33    12     North Carolina State
22     Verrett, Jason, CB     5-10    188     24    2     Texas Christian
23     Williams, Steve, CB     5-10    185     24    3     California
24     Flowers, Brandon, CB     5-9    187     29    8     Virginia Tech
25     Stuckey, Darrell, S     5-11    212     28    6     Kansas
26     Robinson, Patrick, CB     5-11    191     27    6     Florida State
27     Wilson, Jimmy, S     5-11    205     29    5     Montana
28     Gordon, Melvin, RB     6-1    215     22    R     Wisconsin
29     Mager, Craig, CB     5-11    200     23    R     Texas State
32     Weddle, Eric, FS     5-11    200     30    9     Utah
34     Brown, Donald, RB     5-10    207     28    7     Connecticut
37     Addae, Jahleel, S     5-10    195     25    3     Central Michigan
39     Woodhead, Danny, RB     5-8    200     30    8     Chadron State
43     Oliver, Branden, RB     5-8    208     24    2     Buffalo
47     Windt, Mike, LS     6-1    237     29    6     Cincinnati
48     Dzubnar, Nick, ILB     6-1    240     24    R     Cal Poly-S.L.O.
50     Te'o, Manti, ILB     6-1    241     24    3     Notre Dame
51     Emanuel, Kyle, OLB     6-3    250     24    R     North Dakota State
52     Perryman, Denzel, ILB     5-11    240     21    R     Miami (Fla.)
53     Conner, Kavell, ILB     6-0    245     28    6     Clemson
54     Ingram, Melvin, OLB     6-2    247     26    4     South Carolina
56     Butler, Donald, ILB     6-1    242     26    6     Washington
58     Williams, Tourek, OLB     6-4    262     24    3     Florida International
60     Robinson, Trevor, C     6-5    300     25    4     Notre Dame
63     Troutman, Johnnie, G     6-4    330     27    3     Penn State
65     Watt, Chris, C-G     6-3    310     25    2     Notre Dame
70     Hairston, Chris, T     6-6    330     26    4     Clemson
72     Barksdale, Joe, T     6-5    326     26    5     LSU
74     Franklin, Orlando, G     6-7    320     27    5     Miami (Fla.)
76     Fluker, D.J., T     6-5    339     24    3     Alabama
77     Dunlap, King, T     6-9    330     29    8     Auburn
78     Burwell, Tyreek, T     6-5    305     23    R     Cincinnati
80     Floyd, Malcom, WR     6-5    225     33    10     Wyoming
86     Miller, Kyle, TE     6-5    262     27    2     Mount Union
88     Johnson, David, TE     6-2    260     28    7     Arkansas State
89     Green, Ladarius, TE     6-6    240     25    4     Louisiana-Lafayette
90     Mathews, Ricardo, DE     6-3    300     28    6     Cincinnati
91     Reyes, Kendall, DE     6-4    300     25    4     Connecticut
92     Carrethers, Ryan, NT     6-1    333     24    2     Arkansas State
93     Philon, Darius, DE     6-1    300     21    R     Arkansas
94     Liuget, Corey, DT     6-2    300     25    5     Illinois
96     Unrein, Mitch, DT     6-4    306     28    5     Wyoming
97     Attaochu, Jeremiah, OLB     6-3    252     22    2     Georgia Tech
98     Lissemore, Sean, NT     6-3    303     27    6     William & Mary
99     Law, Cordarro, OLB     6-1    255     26    2     Southern Mississippi

Position-by-position here's how it looks: 2 Quarterbacks, 4 Running Backs, 6 Wide Receivers, 3 Tight Ends, 9 Offensive Linemen, 7 Defensive Linemen, 5 Outside Linebackers, 5 Inside Linebackers, 5 Cornerbacks, 4 Safeties, 3 Specialists.

The way this roster has been constructed is interesting. There are a whopping nine rookies on the club, four of them undrafted (Lambo, T. Williams, Dzubnar, Burwell). With Antonio Gates suspended for the first four games the Bolts decided to go with only three tight ends, which opened up a spot for Williams after a fantastic training camp.

The 53-man group features 21 players who were not on the Opening Day roster just one year ago. It also has a decidedly Tom Telesco feel. This year's club has 41 players who have been added since Telesco took over as General Manager in 2013. That leaves only 12 guys (13 when Gates returns for Week 5) from the A.J. Smith era.

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