Rashawn Slater

Slater immediately picked up where he left off in 2022 before his season was ended prematurely due to a ruptured biceps, immediately solidifying an offensive line that struggled mightily due to injuries the previous season. While Slater did allow three sacks in the 2023 campaign and the offense as a whole finished with the eighth fewest rushing yards among NFL teams, little of that should be attributed to 2021 first-round pick, who figures to be one of the team's offensive leaders in an expected run-heavy scheme.

The Pro Bowl tackle suffered a ruptured biceps in Week 3 of of the 2022 campaign, ending his season prematurely. Slater is now fully healthy and will be a key cornerstone piece in what projects to be the best offensive line quarterback Justin Herbert has played with in his young career, as Corey Linsley, Zion Johnson and Jamaree Salyer represent a solid interior OL.

Slater instantly solidified a left tackle spot that had been an otherwise problematic area for the Chargers over the years, ultimately earning second-team All-Pro honors as well as Pro-Bowl nod to begin his career. Besides the Week 15 game Slater missed due to COVID-19, the 315-pound tackle played every offensive snap for Los Angeles. Situated in a strong left side of the offensive line, expect the Northwestern product to once again be an excellent blindside blocker.

The Chargers likely feel fortunate Slater slipped to the 13th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. While the tackle's size doesn't quite match other elite options in the NFL, Slater has proven capable as both a pass and run blocker against some of the stiffer competition in college. Arguably the team's greatest weakness entering the offseason, Slater should immediately slide into a LT spot that has yielded one Pro Bowler since 2007.