McConkey arrived in Los Angeles as the 34th overall pick last year and immediately earned a starting job, mostly putting up mediocre receiving lines until a 6-111-2 explosion Week 7. He topped 50 yards in every game from that point forward, with his only instance of single-digit PPR points coming in a game where QB Justin Herbert attempted 18 passes. McConkey's 4.39 speed mostly was on display while picking up extra yards after short and intermediate passes, but he also did well when he got deep shots, catching five of 10 targets 20-plus yards downfield (for 175 yards and two TDs). He then scored an 86-yard TD on a deep ball in a first-round playoff loss, en route to a 9-197-1 receiving line, giving the Chargers one major cause for 2025 optimism on an otherwise ugly afternoon in Houston. The plan moving forward seems to have McConkey as the No. 1 receiver in a run-oriented offense, with the team's major offseason additions being RB Omarion Hampton (first round), WR Tre Harris (second round), WR Keenan Allen (one-year contract) and RB Najee Harris (one-year contract). The biggest drawback is Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman, whose 11 seasons as an NFL playcaller have featured just one instance of his team ranking higher than 28th in pass attempts.
