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2006 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 492 points (30.8/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 303 points (18.9/g), 7th.
Differential of 189 points (11.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (14-2-0)
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2006 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Philip Rivers* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 284 for 460, 3,388 yards, 22 td, 9 int, & 48 rushes for 49 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 2004 |
| RB | LaDainian Tomlinson*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | 348 rushes for 1,815 yards, 28 td, & 56 catches for 508 yards and 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2001 |
| FB | Lorenzo Neal*+ | 36 | 13 | 11 | 29 rushes for 140 yards, 1 td, & 17 catches for 83 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Keenan McCardell | 36 | 14 | 11 | 36 catches for 437 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 326th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Eric Parker | 27 | 4 | 12 | 48 catches for 659 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Vincent Jackson | 23 | 1 | 7 | 27 catches for 453 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 61st pick / 2005 |
| TE | Antonio Gates*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 71 catches for 924 yards, 9 td | |
| TE | Brandon Manumaleuna | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 catches for 91 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 129th pick / 2001 |
| LT | Marcus McNeill* | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 50th pick / 2006 |
| LG | Kris Dielman | 25 | 3 | 15 | ||
| C | Nick Hardwick* | 25 | 2 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 66th pick / 2004 |
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| RG | Mike Goff | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| RT | Shane Olivea | 25 | 2 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 209th pick / 2004 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Luis Castillo | 23 | 1 | 9 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 28th pick / 2005 |
| LDE | Jacques Cesaire | 26 | 3 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Jamal Williams*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1998 Supp |
| RDE | Igor Olshansky | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2004 |
| LOLB | Shawne Merriman*+ | 22 | 1 | 12 | 17.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 2005 |
| LOLB | Shaun Phillips | 25 | 2 | 14 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 2004 |
| LILB | Randall Godfrey | 33 | 10 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| RILB | Donnie Edwards | 33 | 10 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| ROLB | Shaun Phillips | 25 | 2 | 14 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 2004 |
| ROLB | Shawne Merriman*+ | 22 | 1 | 12 | 17.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 2005 |
| LCB | Quentin Jammer | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2002 |
| RCB | Drayton Florence | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2003 |
| SS | Terrence Kiel | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2003 |
| FS | Marlon McCree | 29 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 233rd pick / 2001 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nate Kaeding* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 26 of 29 field goals & 58 of 58 extra points | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 65th pick / 2004 |
| P | Mike Scifres | 26 | 3 | 0 | 69 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 149th pick / 2003 |
| PR | Eric Parker | 27 | 4 | 12 | 37 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Michael Turner | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 26.5 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 154th pick / 2004 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryon Bingham | 25 | DT | 16 | 0 | 303 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 6/6/1981 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 204th pick / 2004 |
| David Binn* | 34 | C | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | California | 2/6/1972 | 12 | |
| Greg Camarillo | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 4/18/1982 | Rook | |
| Luis Castillo | 23 | DE-DT | 10 | 9 | 306 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 8/4/1983 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 28th pick / 2005 |
| Jacques Cesaire | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 10 | 295 | 6-2 | Southern Connecticut State | 8/30/1980 | 3 | |
| Stephen Cooper | 27 | LB | 16 | 4 | 235 | 6-1 | Maine | 6/19/1979 | 3 | |
| Antonio Cromartie | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Florida State | 4/15/1984 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 19th pick / 2006 |
| Markus Curry | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/7/1981 | Rook | |
| Kris Dielman | 25 | G | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/3/1981 | 3 | |
| Tim Dobbins | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Iowa State | 12/10/1982 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 151st pick / 2006 |
| Donnie Edwards | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | UCLA | 4/6/1973 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| Drayton Florence | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga,Tuskegee | 12/19/1980 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2003 |
| Malcom Floyd | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 9/8/1981 | 2 | |
| Antonio Gates*+ | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | Kent State | 6/18/1980 | 3 | |
| Akbar Gbaja-Biamila | 27 | DE | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 5/6/1979 | 3 | |
| Randall Godfrey | 33 | LB | 13 | 13 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/6/1973 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| Mike Goff | 30 | G | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-5 | Iowa | 1/6/1976 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| Cletis Gordon | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 7/17/1982 | Rook | |
| Steve Gregory | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 1/8/1983 | Rook | |
| Nick Hardwick* | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/12/1981 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 66th pick / 2004 |
| Marques Harris | 25 | LB | 15 | 1 | 231 | 6-1 | Colorado,South Utah State | 9/20/1981 | 1 | |
| Clinton Hart | 29 | DB | 16 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Central Florida Community College | 7/20/1977 | 3 | |
| Vincent Jackson | 23 | WR | 16 | 7 | 241 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 1/14/1983 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 61st pick / 2005 |
| Quentin Jammer | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-0 | Texas | 6/19/1979 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2002 |
| Bhawoh Jue | 27 | DB | 12 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Penn State | 5/24/1979 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2001 |
| Nate Kaeding* | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Iowa | 3/26/1982 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 65th pick / 2004 |
| Terrence Kiel | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 207 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/24/1980 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2003 |
| Cory Lekkerkerker | 25 | T | 15 | 0 | 324 | 6-7 | California-Davis | 7/25/1981 | 1 | |
| Andre Lott | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 5/31/1979 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 159th pick / 2002 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 26 | TE | 16 | 7 | 288 | 6-2 | Arizona | 1/4/1980 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 129th pick / 2001 |
| Keenan McCardell | 36 | WR | 14 | 11 | 191 | 6-1 | UNLV | 1/6/1970 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 326th pick / 1991 |
| Marlon McCree | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 3/17/1977 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 233rd pick / 2001 |
| Brandon McKinney | 23 | DT | 6 | 0 | 324 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/24/1983 | Rook | |
| Marcus McNeill* | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-8 | Auburn | 11/16/1983 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 50th pick / 2006 |
| Shawne Merriman*+ | 22 | LB | 12 | 12 | 272 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/25/1984 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 2005 |
| Scott Mruczkowski | 24 | C | 7 | 1 | 321 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 4/5/1982 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2005 |
| Lorenzo Neal*+ | 36 | FB | 16 | 11 | 255 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/27/1970 | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| Roman Oben | 34 | T | 2 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Louisville | 10/9/1972 | 10 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
| Shane Olivea | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 10/7/1981 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 209th pick / 2004 |
| Igor Olshansky | 24 | DE-DT | 13 | 13 | 309 | 6-6 | Oregon | 5/3/1982 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2004 |
| Kassim Osgood* | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 5/20/1980 | 3 | |
| Eric Parker | 27 | WR | 15 | 12 | 180 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 4/14/1979 | 4 | |
| Shaun Phillips | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Purdue | 5/13/1981 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 2004 |
| Andrew Pinnock | 26 | FB | 3 | 0 | 260 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 3/12/1980 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 229th pick / 2003 |
| Carlos Polk | 29 | LB | 16 | 4 | 250 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/22/1977 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 112th pick / 2001 |
| Philip Rivers* | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 12/8/1981 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 2004 |
| Derreck Robinson | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 289 | 6-4 | Iowa | 3/3/1982 | 1 | |
| Mike Scifres | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Western Illinois | 10/8/1980 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 149th pick / 2003 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson*+ | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 5-10 | TCU | 6/23/1979 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2001 |
| Michael Turner | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 237 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 2/13/1982 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 154th pick / 2004 |
| Billy Volek | 30 | QB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 4/28/1976 | 5 | |
| Charlie Whitehurst | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Clemson | 8/6/1982 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 81st pick / 2006 |
| Matt Wilhelm | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 2/2/1981 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 112th pick / 2003 |
| Jamal Williams*+ | 30 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 348 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 4/28/1976 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1998 Supp |
| Cory Withrow | 31 | C | 11 | 0 | 287 | 6-2 | Washington State | 4/5/1975 | 6 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 249.0 | 6-2.1 | 3.5 |