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Ladd McConkey

Ladd McConkey is a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers. Depth chart: WR1.

Scouting report

Ladd McConkey: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Ladd McConkey at a glance

Ladd McConkey is a 24-year-old wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, listed at 6'0" and 185 pounds. The Los Angeles Chargers drafted McConkey 34th overall in the second round in 2024, out of Georgia, and 2026 is McConkey's 3rd NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects McConkey for 215.6 PPR points in 2026, which ranks WR17 at the position and works out to 14.1 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, McConkey has scored 25.7 PPR points, or 12.8 per game. That is 11.9% of the full-season projection; at the current rate McConkey would finish with about 218 points, in line with the 215.6 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 19.2 points in Week 1 against ARI, the WR12 finish that week. McConkey has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, McConkey ranks in the 79th percentile in yards per target, the 77th percentile in receiving TDs and the 76th percentile in receiving yards. Three of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 39th percentile in average separation.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, McConkey has finished as WR12 in 2024 and WR30 in 2025. One of those 2 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 240.9 PPR points in 2024. Across 34 regular-season games on record, the totals read 156 receptions, 2,055 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns.

Ladd McConkey by the numbers

McConkey has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 7 times. The career high is 29.4 PPR points, set in Week 17 of 2024 against NE. The game log also shows 5 100-yard receiving games. In all, McConkey has reached 20 points in 6 games, 18% of career appearances.

Contract

McConkey is playing on a four-year, $10.0 million contract signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2024, an average of $2.5 million per year with $9.2 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.

Dynasty market

In dynasty formats McConkey carries a GV stock price of 5,296, which ranks 54th overall and WR25 among wide receivers out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks McConkey 62nd overall. Value has moved down 4.7 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Garrett Wilson, Tre Tucker and Josh Downs. See where McConkey sits on the trade value chart.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
215.6
PPR / game
14.1

Week 2 projection

Ladd McConkey is projected for 15.8 PPR points at home against LV in week 2, with a likely range of 1.4 to 39.8.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 4.7 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
55.7
Dynasty
51.3
Superflex redraft
65.0
Superflex dynasty
63.1
TE premium dynasty
30.9

Compare Ladd McConkey on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026LAC210811710025.7
2025LAC1610666789600180.9
2024LAC16112821,149700240.9

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