{"id":845937,"date":"2026-03-31T23:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/845937\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T23:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:56:20","slug":"chargers-named-best-landing-spot-for-ex-49ers-all-pro-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/845937\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers named best landing spot for ex-49ers All-Pro receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> enjoyed a respectable 2025-26 NFL campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The franchise won 11 regular-season games and reached the postseason for the second consecutive season. That said, the Chargers\u2019 16-3 AFC Wild Card loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New England Patriots<\/a> made one thing clear: the franchise must upgrade its receiving core pronto.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/news\/nfl-best-landing-spots-top-free-agents-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pro Football Focus\u2019 Mason Cameron <\/a>believes that under the right circumstances, the Chargers could land an ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> All-Pro receiver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite having a perceived down year in Washington, Samuel still profiles as a strong complementary piece to any receiving corps,\u201d Cameron stated last Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe produced the lowest PFF receiving grade (70.3) of his career in 2025 but still showcased his talents as one of the most effective receivers in the game after the catch, generating 6.5 yards after the catch per reception on average, a mark that ranks in the 92nd percentile among qualifying receivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the Chargers maintain a solid group of young receivers, highlighted by Ladd McConkey, the group lacks playmaking ability after the catch, ranking just 26th in yards after catch per reception this past season. Not only could Samuel increase that output, but he would also provide the group with a veteran presence following Keenan Allen\u2018s departure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samuel wasn\u2019t great with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/washington-commanders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Commanders<\/a> last season, but his track record suggests that the South Carolina product could be highly effective in the right system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Samuel earned first-team All-Pro honors with the 49ers in 2021-22, finishing the contest with 1,405 receiving yards and six touchdowns on a San Francisco squad that reached the NFC Championship game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the 29-year-old joins Los Angeles in free agency and regains his 2021-22 form, he could put himself back on the map and improve the Chargers\u2019 odds of finally making a deep run in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell whether the Chargers and Samuel reach a deal before the new season begins.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\/news\/steelers-named-top-landing-spot-527-touchdown-future-hall-fame-qb\/0299661338b3eda4084e0113\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Steelers named top landing spot for 527-touchdown future Hall of Fame QB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Chargers enjoyed a respectable 2025-26 NFL campaign.\u00a0 The franchise won 11 regular-season games and reached&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":845938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,7,6,1161,252,2624,2623],"class_list":{"0":"post-845937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-san-francisco","12":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","13":"tag-sanfrancisco","14":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}