Los Angeles Chargers' starting offensive line may be beginning to taking shape

Travis Wakeman

Los Angeles Chargers' starting offensive line may be beginning to taking shape image

The Los Angeles Chargers are concluding their final week of OTAs, the first under new head coach Jim Harbaugh. Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, offensive tackle was not seen as a "need" for this team, but that didn't stop the front office from using the No. 5 overall selection on tackle Joe Alt. 

That led to an immediate question concerning Trey Pipkins, the team's third-round pick in 2019 who has been playing the right tackle spot. Looking to maximize the talent of the group, Pipkins has been slotted in at one of the guard spots. 

Now, we have gotten a glimpse of what could be the Week 1 starting offensive line for this team.

 

Los Angeles Chargers starting offensive line could be among best in the league

As noted by Eric Smith of the team's official website, the Chargers used the same five offensive linemen for every snap Justin Herbert took in Tuesday's session. That could be of major note for this team. The group looked like this:

OT- Rashawn Slater
G- Zion Johnson
C- Bradley Bozeman
G- Trey Pipkins
OT- Joe Alt

That has every chance to be a fantastic group and with the emphasis that Harbaugh puts on his offensive line, it could be as good as any in pro football. 

The wild card will be Pipkins. If he transitions well to the guard spot, look out. If not, he could be considered trade bait before the season officially kicks off. 

Travis Wakeman

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Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.