Chargers' Bud Dupree: Veteran logs consistent season
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Dupree (hamstring) had 16 tackles (nine solo), including 2.0 sacks, and added one pass defensed over 16 regular-season games with the Chargers in 2025.
The 11-year vet missed just one regular-season game, Week 16 against the Cowboys, due to a back injury, and he also sat out the wild-card loss to the Patriots because of a hamstring issue. Dupree did see a significant decrease in snaps, as he logged 390 this past season after seeing 522 in 2024. The 33-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and it remains to be seen if the Chargers will be interested in a reunion.
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Chargers' Donte Jackson: Healthy and productive in 2025
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Jackson recorded 24 tackles (16 solo) and 12 passes defensed, including four interceptions, over 17 regular-season games in 2025.
Jackson's four-interception total is the second best of his eight-year career, with only his 2024 season with the Steelers netting a higher total (five). Jackson has one more year on his contract with the Chargers and will likely continue operating as the starting outside cornerback for the team in 2026.
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Chargers' Da'Shawn Hand: Logs a first in eighth year
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Hand accumulated 29 tackles (18 solo), including 1.5 sacks, and four passes defensed, including one interception, over 13 games in the 2025 regular season.
Hand's Week 14 interception of Jalen Hurts marked the first of his eight-year career, and the pick helped lead the Chargers to a pivotal victory over the then defending champs. The defensive end managed to exceed his 2024 sack total (1.0) despite playing four fewer games in 2025. The 30-year-old will enter the 2026 offseason as an unrestricted free agent.
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Chargers' RJ Mickens: Rotational rookie campaign
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Mickens had 29 tackles (18 solo) and two interceptions over 12 regular-season games for the Chargers in 2025.
Mickens was utilized as a rotational safety option behind starters Derwin James and Elijah Molden. The rookie enjoyed a strong start to his career with interceptions against the Vikings in Week 8 and the Steelers in Week 10. He will likely start his sophomore season in a rotational role once again, as both James and Molden will be back in their starting roles in 2026.
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Chargers' Jamaree Caldwell: Solid impact as rookie
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Caldwell recorded 31 tackles (14 solo) with 1.0 sack, one pass defensed and one forced fumble across 17 regular-season games in 2025.
The Chargers selected Caldwell in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and he went on to play 485 defensive snaps in his rookie season. He primarily functioned as a run stuffer, which he did effectively, and he should at least maintain a comparable role in 2026. While Caldwell was a key member of the Chargers defense, his fantasy intrigue is minimal due to his lack of production as a pass rusher.
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Chargers' Benjamin St-Juste: Role slips significantly
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St-Juste recorded 37 tackles (22 solo), seven passes defensed and one interception across 16 regular-season games with the Chargers in 2025.
St-Juste joined the Chargers on a modest one-year deal prior to the 2025 season. He filled a depth role in the secondary, with his 355 defensive snaps marking his fewest since his rookie campaign. On the other hand, St. Juste did well when tested by opposing quarterbacks, so he may get a slightly larger deal this offseason with the chance to earn more of a defensive role in 2026.
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Chargers' Denzel Perryman: Records 47 tackles in 10 games
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Perryman concluded the 2025 regular season with 47 tackles (30 solo) and three pass breakups in 10 appearances.
The inside linebacker missed five games with an ankle injury and two more due to a suspension stemming from a Week 16 hit on Cowboys receiver Ryan Flournoy. Perryman did start all 10 games he played in as well as the Chargers' playoff matchup with the Patriots. The veteran has played on one-year deals for each of the last three seasons, and he is set to become a free agent again.
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Chargers' Cam Hart: Breaks up 11 passes
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Hart finished the 2025 regular season with 48 tackles (37 solo) and 11 pass breakups, including one interception, across 16 games.
The second-year corner didn't always start (six times) in 2025, but he did usually play, seeing the field for more than 50 percent of the defensive snaps in 14 of his 16 appearances. Hart took on a similar role as a rookie in 2024, finishing the regular season with 37 tackles (28 solo) and seven pass breakups. The 2024 fifth-round pick has two years left on his rookie deal.
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Chargers' Elijah Molden: Plays starting role again
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Molden finished the 2025 regular season with 52 tackles (28 solo) and an interception in 12 games, all of them starts.
The safety started 12 of 15 regular-season games for the Chargers a year ago, his first season with the team. With two years left on the three-year deal he signed last February, Molden appears to be a part of the team's plans for 2026 as well.
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Chargers' Troy Dye: Records 58 tackles
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Dye finished the 2025 regular season with 58 tackles (28 solo), including 1.0 sacks, four pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 16 games.
The inside linebacker also made two tackles (one solo) in the Chargers' playoff loss to the Patriots. Dye made seven starts in his 16 regular-season appearances. In each of the last two campaigns with the Chargers, he has finished with more than 50 tackles, but he has yet to secure a consistent starting role.
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Chargers' Teair Tart: Signs three-year extension
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Tart and the Chargers agreed to a three-year, $37.5 million extension Monday, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Tart is poised to stay with the Chargers through the 2028 campaign. He had been scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason after playing on a one-year, $5.5 million contract in 2025. The nearly 29-year-old defensive lineman played in all 17 regular-season games, totaling 32 tackles (22 solo) before adding 1.0 sacks among his four tackles (three solo) in the Chargers' playoff loss.
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Chargers' Odafe Oweh: Notches 7.5 sacks in 2025
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Oweh tallied 38 total tackles (20 solo), including 7.5 sacks, across 17 regular-season games in 2025.
After posting just 10 total tackles and no sacks across his first five games this season, Oweh was dealt from the Ravens to the Chargers in early October. The 2021 first-round pick from Penn State found life in Los Angeles, recording 4.0 sacks in his first four games with the team. The 27-year-old also delivered a huge performance during the Chargers' wild-card loss to the Patriots, sacking Drake Maye three times while forcing two fumbles. Oweh has now compiled 17.5 sacks over the past two regular seasons and is set to hit unrestricted free agency, where he's expected to command a decent contract and step into another starting role in 2026.
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Chargers' Tarheeb Still: Production dips in 2025
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Still posted 53 total tackles (37 solo) and seven passes defensed over 15 regular-season games in 2025.
Still, a 2024 fifth-round pick from Maryland, saw declines in several statistical categories during his sophomore season, recording fewer total tackles (62 to 53), sacks (0.5 to none), passes defensed (10 to seven) and interceptions (four to zero) than he did during his rookie campaign, despite playing 29 more defensive snaps in 2025. Even so, he was still a crucial part of the Chargers' secondary, finishing tied for the third-most passes defensed on the team. Heading into his third NFL season, Still is expected to remain Los Angeles' top slot corner.
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Chargers' Tony Jefferson: Nabs four picks in 2025
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Jefferson recorded 57 total tackles (37 solo) and seven passes defensed, including four interceptions, across 13 regular-season games in 2025.
The 33-year-old hadn't been a regular member of a first-team defense since the 2019 season, but he started eight of the 13 regular-season games in which he appeared this year. Jefferson posted career highs in passes defensed and interceptions while also recording his most tackles since the 2018 campaign with the Ravens. Having signed a one-year deal with the Chargers last offseason, Jefferson is set to become a free agent and will likely find work with a team in need of secondary depth ahead of the 2026 season.
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Chargers' Justin Eboigbe: Breaks out in second season
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Eboigbe tallied 39 total tackles (27 solo), including 6.0 sacks, across 17 regular-season games in 2025.
Eboigbe, a 2024 fourth-round pick from Alabama, played in just five regular-season games and logged 24 defensive snaps during his rookie campaign. However, he emerged as one of the Chargers' top defenders in his second NFL season, ranking third on the team in sacks and tackles for loss. Under contract through the 2027 season, Eboigbe is expected to remain one of Los Angeles' top interior defensive linemen in 2026.
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Chargers' Khalil Mack: Contemplating playing future
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Mack said after Sunday's 16-3 wild-card loss to the Patriots that he will make a decision on his future in the NFL " based on how I'm feeling and how my family is feeling, the vibes," Omar Navarro of the Chargers' official site reports.
Mack recorded one assisted tackle versus New England, while across 12 regular-season appearances in 2025 he totaled 32 tackles (19 solo), including 5.5 sacks, plus four forced fumbles. The 34-year-old veteran is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason after having played out the 2025 campaign via a one-year, $18 million contract with Los Angeles. If Mack decides to continue his playing career for another season, he and the Chargers could have mutual agreement on a similar deal for 2026.
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Chargers' Daiyan Henley: INT caps excellent third year
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Henley recorded 13 tackles (nine solo) and an interception in the 16-3 wild-card loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
Henley didn't quite contend for the tackle-leader crown like he did in his breakout 2024 campaign, but the third-year linebacker cemented his status as one of the NFL's elite at the position with another 100-tackle campaign. Perhaps more importantly, the 2023 third-round pick became a more useful pass rusher, tallying 3.5 sacks mainly through a variety of stunt blitzes, and even recorded two INTs during the regular season. It's possible that Henley's excellent two-year run was a product of defensive coordinator Jessie Minter, who is an oft-rumored head-coach candidate during this cycle, but regardless the 26-year-old will be a name to circle come 2026. Henley, who enters the final year of his rookie contract, is eligible for an extension this offseason, but it remains unclear if the franchise will be willing to give out a lucrative contract after allowing past tackle leaders to hit the open market.
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Chargers' Tuli Tuipulotu: Caps off season with another sack
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Tuipulotu record two tackles (two solo) and 1.0 sacks in the 16-3 wild-card loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
In one of the biggest breakouts of the entire 2025 season, the third-year pass rusher built upon his excellent campaign with a first-half sack of Drake Maye. The 2023 second-round pick had quietly become one of the team's most important players last year, but Tuipulotu took it to another level (13.0 sacks) in his third season, emerging as easily the team's most consistent pass rusher even despite Khalil Mack missing five games this year. The 24-year-old will enter the final year of his rookie contract next year and figures to be a candidate for a massive extension this offseason.
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Chargers' Derwin James: Earns All-Pro honors again in 2025
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James recorded four tackles (three solo) in the 16-3 wild-card loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
James technically played 16 games for a third straight campaign, but the veteran was held out of Week 18 for rest purposes. While the 28-year-old put together arguably one of his healthiest seasons of his career, he wasn't quite as impactful at least in terms of splash plays, finishing with just two sacks after averaging close to four over the past three years. The now five-time Pro Bowler made up for that by tying his career high with three interceptions en route to second-team All-Pro honors for the third time in his career. The possible departure of head coach candidate and wunderkind defensive coordinator Jessie Minter might impact Los Angeles' defense as a whole next year, but James is unquestionably one of the NFL's elites at the safety position right now.
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Chargers' Del'Shawn Phillips: Ready to go for wild-card round
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Phillips (hamstring) is active for Sunday night's wild-card contest against the Patriots.
Phillips will be good to go for the first round of the playoffs after opening the week on the sidelines at practice with a hamstring injury. The 29-year-old has developed into a rather substantial asset on special teams, and he'll look to make a splash play versus New England.
