McConkey came in 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 being a game in which Justin Herbert attempted 18 passes. McConkey's 4.39 speed mostly was on display 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 on 14 targets, 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 far-and-away top receiver in a medium-pass-volume offense, with the team's major offseason moves at the skill positions being one-year contracts for RB Najee Harris and 30-year-old WR Mike Williams. More help could be on the way later this spring, but right now it looks like McConkey has minimal target competition in an offense with a franchise quarterback and four first-round picks on the line.
