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<p>Big fan of Los Angeles football? Then check out this list of Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting wide receiver from throughout Los Angeles Chargers history (and that of San Diego), including current wide receivers and past ones. Featuring 2018-2019 Los Angeles Chargers&nbsp;and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;wide receivers of all time,&nbsp;the best Chargers&nbsp;WRs include Charlie Joiner, Wes Chandler, Anthony Miller, and Malcom Floyd.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nfl-wide-receiver/ranker-sports?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best wide receivers</a> in Los Angeles and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-diego-chargers-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">San Diego Chargers</a> history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Los Angeles Chargers&nbsp;starting wide receiver.</p>


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Lance Alworth

Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940) is a former American football player who was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.  He played for eleven seasons, from 1962 through 1972, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was the first player inducted whose playing career was principally in the AFL. Alworth is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Wes Chandler

Wesley Sandy Chandler (born August 22, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons during the 1970s and 1980s.  He was selected to the Pro Bowl four times, and ranked twelfth in NFL history in receiving yards and thirteenth in receptions when he retired. Chandler is a member of the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame. He played college football for the Florida Gators and was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
Playing as a receiver in a run-oriented wishbone offense at Florida, Chandler set a school record with 28 touchdowns. He was named both an All-American and an Academic All-American in 1977. He was picked third overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 1978 NFL Draft. Over an 11-year NFL career, Chandler played for the Saints, the San Diego Chargers and the San Francisco 49ers.  He holds the NFL record for most receiving yards per game in a season, set in 1982 with the Chargers.  After retiring as a player, he became a football coach, and served as the wide receivers coach for various teams at the professional and college level.

Charlie Joiner

Charles B. Joiner Jr. (born October 14, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He is best known for his career with the San Diego Chargers, with whom he spent 11 seasons. Before joining the Chargers, he played for the Houston Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals each for four seasons. He retired with the most career receptions, receiving yards, and games played of any wide receiver in NFL history. Joiner was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Malcom Floyd

Malcom Floyd (born September 8, 1981) is a retired American football wide receiver. He played his entire professional career for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Wyoming.

John Jefferson

John Larry Jefferson (né Washington; born February 3, 1956) is a retired American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected out of Arizona State University in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played three seasons in San Diego, where he became the first NFL player to gain 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons. He was traded to the Green Bay Packers after a contract dispute with the Chargers, and later finished his playing career with the Cleveland Browns.



Dontrelle Inman

Dontrelle Javaar Inman is an american football wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Virginia.

Vincent Jackson

Vincent Terrell Jackson (born January 14, 1983), is a former American football wide receiver who played for 12 seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at Northern Colorado, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jackson was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and exceeded 1,000 receiving yards six times in his career.

Keenan McCardell

Keenan Wayne McCardell (; born January 6, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver who played 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).  He played college football for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 12th round of the 1991 NFL Draft, and he was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers and Houston Texans. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, McCardell won two Super Bowl rings, with the Redskins in 1991 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.



Anthony Miller

Anthony Miller may refer to:

Anthony Miller (basketball)
Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1965)
Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1994)
Anthony Miller (tight end)
Anthony Miller (murderer)
Anthony Miller (Australia), owner of the Big Rocking Horse, Australia
Anthony W. Miller, former United States Deputy Secretary of Education

Gary Garrison

Gary Lynn Garrison (born January 21, 1944 in Amarillo, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver who played professional football in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL).  He attended San Diego State University from 1964–1965.  His 26 touchdown receptions are still a career school record.
He began his pro football career with the San Diego Chargers and played 11 seasons (1966–1976) for them in the AFL and NFL, as well as one year (1977) with the Houston Oilers. He was a four-time Pro Bowler, including a year as AFL All-Star with the Chargers in 1968.

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David Boston

David Byron Boston (born August 19, 1978) is a former professional football wide receiver. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals eighth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. During David Boston's college years he played football at Ohio State. Boston also played for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Boston became a Pro Bowl selection with the Cardinals in 2001. The final years of Boston's career and his immediate post-football life was plagued by several arrests and other legal issues.

Eddie Royal

William Edward "Eddie" Royal (born May 21, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist . He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech. Royal has also played for the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears.

Chris Chambers

Christopher J. Chambers  (born August 12, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL).  He played college football for the University of Wisconsin.  He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and also played for the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs.

Vincent Brown

Vincent Brown Jr. (born January 25, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at San Diego State University, and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Eric Parker

Eric Samuel Parker (born April 14, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Tennessee.
Parker spent the first six seasons of his career with the San Diego Chargers.

Andre Coleman

Andre  Coleman (born September 19, 1972) is an American football coach and former player.  He played professionally for five seasons as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Seattle Seahawks.  Coleman attended Hickory High School in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, playing on the AAA state championship team.  He played College football at Kansas State University.
Coleman's primary role during his career was as a kick returner, gaining 4,466 yards and two touchdowns returning kickoffs.  He also added 384 yards and a touchdown returning punts, and caught 43 passes for 602 yards and three touchdowns.  As a rookie, Coleman played in Super Bowl XXIX with the Chargers and set several Super Bowl records in the game:  most kickoff returns (8), most return yards (244), and most total yards (244).  Coleman had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the game, tied for the second longest kickoff return in Super Bowl history.
In 2011 and 2012, Coleman coached at Youngstown State University. Coleman held the position of wide receivers coach at Kansas State for five years before being promoted to offensive coordinator on January 24, 2018. In February 2019, Coleman announced that he would be joining coaching staff at the University of Texas at Austin as an analyst.

Curtis Conway

Curtis Lamont Conway (born January 13, 1971) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California  (USC). Conway also played for the San Diego Chargers, New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.

Lionel James

Lionel "Little Train" James (born May 25, 1962) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 5th round of the 1984 NFL Draft. Undersized at 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) and 171 pounds (78 kg), James played running back at Auburn University where he shared the backfield with Bo Jackson. James would be a part of the 1983 SEC Champion and Sugar Bowl champion team. He spent his entire 5-year NFL career with the Chargers from 1984-1988. His best year as a pro came during the 1985 season when he set the then-NFL season records for receiving yards by a running back and all-purpose yardage. He also led the AFC in receptions that year.
In 1985, James set the NFL record for all purpose yards in a season with 2,535 yards. He also set the record for receiving yards by a running back with 1,027 yards, while also leading the AFC in receptions with 86. On November 10, 1985, he had his best day as a pro versus the Los Angeles Raiders. He gained 345 all-purpose yards including a career best 168 yards receiving and scored the winning touchdown in a 40–34 overtime victory. The total yardage was second at the time only to the 373 yards by Billy Cannon in 1961, and remains a Chargers franchise record. He might have broken the record in an earlier game that season against the Cincinnati Bengals except for a Chargers penalty that cost him 89 yards of a 100-yard kickoff return. James finished that game with 316 yards.James record for receiving yards by a running back was broken by Marshall Faulk (1,048) in 1999, and his all purpose yardage record was eclipsed in 2000 by Derrick Mason (2,690 yards).

Tony Martin

Tony Derrick Martin (born September 5, 1965), is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the 1989 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 177-lb. wide receiver from Mesa State College.



Jerry LeVias

Jerry LeVias (born 5 September 1946) is a former American football player.  He played college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU).  He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) with the Houston Oilers and in National Football League (NFL) with the Oilers and the San Diego Chargers,  LeVias was the first African-American scholarship athlete and second African-American football player in the Southwest Conference.



Ladarius Green

Ladarius Green is an American football tight end who plays for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football with Louisiana–Lafayette and was drafted 110th overall in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.

Jeff Graham

Jeffery Todd Graham (born February 14, 1969) is a retired professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 206-lb wide receiver from Kettering, Archbishop Alter High School and Ohio State University, Graham played in 11 NFL seasons from 1991 to 2001 for the Steelers, the Chicago Bears, the New York Jets, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Diego Chargers.
Graham's best season as a professional came during the 1995 season with the Bears, when he had 82 receptions for 1,301 yards and four touchdowns.
At Alter High School, Graham was a two-way starter in his sophomore, junior and senior years. He played wide receiver on offense and safety on defense. He played an important role in helping the Knights reach the 1984 State Semifinals. In his senior year he was moved to quarterback and was successful in running the wishbone offense for the Knights. Graham was a 1st Team All-State basketball player and had many scholarship offers from big-name schools.
Graham's house was destroyed by a lightning storm on Thursday June 28, 2007. Graham is the uncle of former University of Michigan wide receiver Roy Roundtree.

Travis Benjamin

Travis Jammal Benjamin is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami and Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida prior to that. The Browns drafted him in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
His nickname is the "Belle Glade Blur" due to his quickness.

Big fan of Los Angeles football? Then check out this list of Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every ...