Matt Money Smith · Feb 26, 2026
Smith says Ladd McConkie is a legitimate No. 1 receiver who could post a Jaylen Waddle-like season of roughly 1,700 yards and eight touchdowns, and he predicts second-year Chargers receiver Trey Harris will have a big year under Mike McDaniel. He also expects Philip Rivers to become an NFL head coach and thinks the Chargers offense will be good in the coming season.
“He could end up with Jalen Waddle like seventeen hundred yard eight touchdown season.”
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“He could end up with Jalen Waddle like seventeen hundred yard eight touchdown season. It wouldn't surprise me.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 89.95-89.95 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- 749.37
- skill:
- -89.95
- what happened:
- 789
- player:
- Ladd McConkey
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 89.95
- predicted:
- 1700
- statistic:
- receiving_yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- last season:
- 1149
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- position average:
- 349.73
- zero at percent out:
- 50
“I think Lad's a legitimate number one receiver.”
Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 91.67+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- LAC
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Ladd McConkey
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- WR
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- receptions
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
“He could end up with Jalen Waddle like seventeen hundred yard eight touchdown season. It wouldn't surprise me.”
Scored 50a naive guess scored 73.31-23.31 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- 5.2
- skill:
- -23.31
- what happened:
- 6
- player:
- Ladd McConkey
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 73.31
- predicted:
- 8
- statistic:
- receiving_tds
- difficulty:
- 1
- last season:
- 7
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- position average:
- 3.4
- zero at percent out:
- 50
- Sleeper CallsTre HarrisLos Angeles ChargersFeb 26, 2026
“Trey Harris, he's going to be special Ole misk It... I think he's gonna have a big year because I think m Daniel's gonna love him.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.