Keenan Allen and the 4 former Chargers who are floundering in 2024

The LA Chargers did not have many resources to work with this past offseason and made the most of them. New general manager Joe Hortiz worked around the roster fringes and the results have spoken for themselves this season.

Hortiz had to let a long list of players leave this past offseason and while some of the decisions were unpopular at the time, most of those decisions have been justified. Several of the players who the Chargers parted ways with after the 2023 season have struggled to do anything on their new teams in 2024.

4 players who are floundering away from the Chargers in 2024:

Keenan Allen

Chargers fans wanted to see Keenan Allen succeed with the Chicago Bears as it had no impact whatsoever on the Bolts. Unfortunately, that has not been the reality as Allen has not been productive in what as been the most disappointing offense in the league.

Allen averaged 95.6 receiving yards per game and has never averaged under 50 yards per game in this career. Thus far in 2024, the veteran wideout is averaging just 35.3 receiving yards per game. He has not finished a single game with over 50 receiving yards and has just one game with a touchdown (in which he scored two).

While Allen is getting slower as he gets older this is not all on him. The Bears offense has been struggling despite first-overall pick Caleb Williams having some of the best weapons in the sport. Unfortunately for Allen, this will tank his free-agent value in a year that might be his last chance to truly get paid.

Gerald Everett

Speaking of former Chargers who are not doing much on the Bears, Gerald Everett when from being a mid-tier TE1 in LA to being an afterthought in Chicago. Everett was never going to be a primary pass-catcher for the Bears but his dip in production is still surprising.

Everett has caught seven passes for 30 yards this season. That is not a typo. The former Charger has played only 30% of the Bears' offensive snaps through the first 10 games of the season.

Perhaps Everett was being elevated by Justin Herbert considering Will Dissly is having the best receiving season of his career on the Chargers. Either way, it has been disappointing to see Everett become such a nonfactor.

Kenneth Murray

Every single Chargers fan saw this one coming. Kenneth Murray spent four years being one of the most disappointing first-round picks in recent team history and he still managed to earn a contract from the Tennessee Titans that will net the Chargers a compensatory pick.

Tennessee overpaid for Murray and it is safe to say the team is regretting it. Murray been awful for the Titans this season, proving that is was not the Chargers' fault for his struggles in Los Angeles.

At the very least, Murray positively impacted the Chargers this season. Herbert not only broke Murray's ankles when the Chargers beat the Titans in Week 10 but he also targeted him in the passing game to connect with Quentin Johnston in the endzone.

Michael Davis

Michael Davis was one of the worst starting cornerbacks in the NFL last season for the Chargers. While the Chargers were able to replace him and coach several corners up under Jesse Minter, Davis has not enjoyed the same kind of rebound in 2024.

Davis signed with the Washington Commanders (alongside Austin Ekeler, who is having a good season in Washington) and has hardly played. While he has played in 11 games, Davis only has one starting designation as he has played just 8% of the team's defensive snaps.

Davis is still getting special teams reps, so he is bringing something to the table, but it would not be all that surprising if his first year away from the Chargers is his last year in the NFL.