Though the Los Angeles Chargers selected one of the top wide receivers in the 2025 NFL Draft when they chose Tre Harris out of Ole Miss, many still feel the team needs to add more to the position.
Anthony Palacios over at Last Word on Sports is one of those as he has the Chargers lined up as a possibility for Gabe Davis, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars this past week.
Mason Cameron of Pro Football Focus has the Seattle Seahawks as the team that should sign Davis, but Palacios feels the Chargers should step in and give him a shot.
"It’s probably almost painful how much the Los Angeles Chargers need another capable wide receiver. Despite signing veteran Mike Williams, he can’t save this season to give relief for rising talent Ladd McConkey. However, if they add a weapon for quarterback Justin Herbert to play around with, Davis could truly turn into a consistent weapon for this offensive pass attack. Quentin Johnston is way too unproductive, and it’s hard to imagine he has a job after the preseason if 2025 draft pick Tre Harris emerges.
Even with Harris on the team, they need a veteran presence like Davis to salvage the unit. The Chargers are looking into reuniting with Keenan Allen, but they have already seen what he could do, and there was a reason why they had to release him last offseason. He won’t be the same anymore, so it’s safe for the Chargers to start fresh in a way with Davis so he could be in the mix of being a No. 2 or third man receiver to help save their 2025 season for a quarterback that is improving each season", wrote Palacios.
Davis, a fourth-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2020, spent four seasons there and was a productive player for the team. But he lasted just one season in Jacksonville and caught only 20 passes as a torn meniscus in November limited him to only 10 games on the year.
The Jaguars likely released him mostly due to his production not matching his contract, but he is only 26 years old and should still have plenty of high-level football in him as long as his knee is 100 percent. But do the Chargers need another wide receiver right now? Several analysts out there may be under-evaluating the position for the team.
The Chargers could keep a guy like Davis on the back burner, but they will give guys like Johnston and Derius Davis the chance first. Davis is coming off too much of an off year to just add him to the mix right now.
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