- Terrence Kiel
Terrence Kiel (born November 24, 1980) is an American football safety, currently a free agent. He attended Texas A&M University.
- Ladainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson is an American football player who currently plays running back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Tomlinson, frequently called "LT", set several records during the 2006 NFL season by scoring a league-leading 186 points through 31 touchdowns. He received additional honors by winning the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award and the Associated Press’ Offensive Player of the Year Award.
- Steve Foley
Steve Foley (born September 11, 1975) is a professional linebacker, currently a free agent, who was released by the San Diego Chargers on March 1, 2007.
- Shawne Merriman
Shawne Merriman (born May 25, 1984 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland) is an American football outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
- Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981 in Decatur, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. In the 2004 NFL Draft, Rivers was obtained in a draft-day trade with the New York Giants -- the Chargers drafted quarterback Eli Manning (despite a statement that he would not play for them) with the first overall pick, …
- Antonio Gates
Antonio Gates (born June 18, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan) is a football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. He's listed as 6 feet, 4 inches tall, and 260 pounds. Gates wears the number 85.
- Drew Brees
Andrew Christopher Brees (born January 15, 1979 in Austin, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. The San Diego Chargers originally selected him as the first pick of the 2001 NFL Draft's second round.
- Antonio Cromartie
Antonio Cromartie (born April 15, 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida) is a current American football cornerback for the San Diego Chargers. Cromartie wore jersey #25 his rookie season but has since switched to #31 as a Charger for his sophomore year, the reverse of #13, the jersey he wore at Florida State University.
- Shaun Phillips
Shaun Phillips (born March 13, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American football linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. He grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey. Phillips currently wears jersey #95 for the Chargers.
- Shane Olivea
Shane Olivea (born October 7, 1981 in Bronx, New York) is an American football player who currently plays offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Since being drafted in the 7th round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Chargers, Olivea has started 31 games in 2 seasons with the Bolts. In August of 2006, Olivea signed a 6-year, $20 million extension with the Chargers. The deal currently makes him the sixth highest-paid right tackle in the NFL.
- Rodney Harrison
Rodney Scott Harrison (born December 15, 1972 in Markham, Illinois) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Lorenzo Neal
Lorenzo LaVonne Neal (born December 27, 1970 in Hanford, California) is a Pro Bowl fullback in the National Football League. He played for Lemoore High School in Central California and Fresno State University. He was selected in the 1993 NFL Draft in the fourth round (89th overall) by the New Orleans Saints. Neal currently plays in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers. He has blocked for 1,000 yard rushers for 10 years in a row through 2006, …
- Michael Turner
Michael "The Burner" Turner (born February 13, 1982 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American football tailback who plays for the San Diego Chargers. He currently wears jersey #33 for the Chargers.
- Jamal Williams
Jamal Williams (born April 28, 1976 in Washington, D.C.) is a defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers. He was drafted in the 1998 NFL Supplemental Draft by the San Diego Chargers out of Oklahoma State University and was their second round pick behind Ryan Leaf. The Chargers switched to a 3-4 defensive scheme in 2004 and fielded Williams at nose tackle, arguably the most important defensive position in a 3-4.
- Junior Seau
Junior Seau [SAY-ow] (born Tiaina Seau, Jr. on January 19, 1969 in San Diego, California) is an American football linebacker who plays for the New England Patriots.Seau is notable for his 12 career Pro Bowl selections and 16 seasons for the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins. Seau retired in 2006 for four days, then signed a one-year contract with New England to help their lack of linebackers at the start of the season.
- Vincent Jackson
Vincent Jackson (born January 14, 1983 in Fort Polk, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver that played college football at the University of Northern Colorado. According to the San Diego sports columnist, Nick Canepa, "Vincent Jackson is the most interesting prospect on this team. Incredible talent, and he's huge." Jackson currently wears jersey #83 for the Chargers.
- David Binn
David Binn (born February 6, 1972) is a National Football League long snapper for the San Diego Chargers. He is the last remaining player from the Chargers' lone Super Bowl team, and has been romantically linked to Pamela Anderson. One of the league's more consistent long snappers, Binn also displays great awareness and speedy coverage on punt plays. He was selected to the 2007 NFL Pro Bowl squad, …
- Luis Castillo
Luis Alberto Castillo (born August 4, 1983 in Garfield, New Jersey), is an American football defensive end for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Currently he wears jersey #93 for the Chargers.
- Quentin Jammer
Quentin Jammer (born June 19, 1979 in Angleton, Texas) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
- Marlon McCree
Marlon Tarron McCree (born March 17, 1977 in Orlando, Florida) is an American football defensive back currently playing for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. McCree attended college at the University of Kentucky, and has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans and the Carolina Panthers. His nickname is "Mad Dog McCree". Currently McCree wears jersey #20 for the Chargers.
- Cletis Gordon
Cletis Gordon {born July 17, 1982) is an American football cornerback and return specialist for the San Diego Chargers.
- Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former professional gridiron football player in the National Football League (American football) and Canadian Football League (Canadian football). Within the United States, he is perhaps best known for his career at Boston College and for the Boston College v. Miami game on November 23, 1984, in which his "Hail Mary" pass won the game for BC 47-45.
- Eric Parker
Eric Samuel Parker (born April 14, 1979 in Shorewood, Illinois) is an American football wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Tennessee. Parker attended Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois.
- Igor Olshansky
Igor Olshansky (born May 3, 1982 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is the first Soviet-born player in the National Football League. Igor moved from Ukraine to San Francisco when he was 9 years old. Currently Olshansky wears jersey #99 for the Chargers.
- Stephen Cooper
Stephen Cooper (born June 19, 1979 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American football player who currently plays Inside Linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. He currently wears jersey #54.
- Nate Kaeding
Nate Kaeding (born March 26, 1982) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2004 in the 3rd round with a pick acquired from Rivers-Manning Trade. The Coralville, Iowa native played college football at the University of Iowa, where he won the Lou Groza Award in 2002.
- Drayton Florence
Drayton Florence, Jr. (born December 19, 1980 in Ocala, Florida) is an American football defensive back for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL Drayton was an all-district selection at Vanguard High School in Ocala, Florida, but spent his sophomore year at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina. Florence was drafted out of Tuskegee University after transferring from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
- Wes Welker
Wes Welker (born May 1, 1981 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Texas Tech.
- Kellen Winslow
Kellen Boswell Winslow (born 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former professional American football tight end with the University of Missouri and the San Diego Chargers.
- Darren Sproles
Darren Lee Sproles (born June 20, 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American football running back and return specialist for the San Diego Chargers. He grew up in Olathe, Kansas. Sproles currently wears jersey #43 for the Chargers.
- Matt Wilhelm
Matt Wilhelm (born February 2, 1981 in Oberlin, Ohio) is an American football player who currently plays Inside Linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. He currently wears jersey #57 for the Chargers.
- Trent Green
Trenton Jason Green (born July 9 1970 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. A 13-year veteran, Green has six times thrown for 3,000-plus yards in a season and has three seasons of 4,000 or more yards. He has completed 2,143-of-3,527 passes for 26,963 yards, with 157 touchdown passes and 101 interceptions in 112 games, including 107 starts. Trent is married to Julie Green.
- Billy Volek
John William Volek (born April 28, 1976 in Hemet, California) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the San Diego Chargers. He formerly played for the Tennessee Titans. Volek attended Fresno State University. He is regarded as one of the National Football League's more talented backup quarterbacks since the 2003 season. It was announced on December 17, 2004 that he would be the starting quarterback for the rest of the 2004-2005 season for the Titans, …
- Stan Humphries
William Stanley "Stan" Humphries (born April 14, 1965 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former professional football quarterback. He played for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers of the NFL. He played college football at Northeast Louisiana (now named the University of Louisiana at Monroe). He was selected by the Redskins in the 6th round of the 1988 NFL Draft.
- Kassim Osgood
Kassim Osgood (born May 20, 1980) is a National Football League wide receiver and top special teams player for the San Diego Chargers out of San Diego State. Osgood was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Salinas, California, where he graduated from North Salinas High School. While wearing the #1 for San Diego State, …
- Clinton Hart
Clinton Hart (born July 20, 1977) is a strong safety with the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Hart was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in 2000, in the 32nd round right out of high school but elected to play baseball close to home at Central Florida Community College. After success with the Arena Football League's Tampa Bay Storm, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Hart to a contract.
- Eric Weddle
Eric Weddle (born January 4, 1985) is a American football safety for the San Diego Chargers. He grew up in Alta Loma, California. Currently he wears the same jersey number on the Chargers, #32, that he wore at the University of Utah.
- Nick Hardwick
Nick Hardwick is an American football center for the San Diego Chargers. Hardwick joined the Purdue University football team in 2002 as a defensive tackle on the scout team. The next year, he became the team’s starting center and earned all-conference honors. He said that part of the reason he joined the Purdue football team was due to the team's 2001 Rose Bowl appearance. Hardwick's former Charger teammate Drew Brees was the quarterback of that team.
- Marcus McNeill
Marcus McNeill (born November 16, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football offensive tackle who was selected by San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft
- Donnie Edwards
Donnie Edwards, Jr. (born April 6, 1973 in San Diego, California), is an American football linebacker playing for the Kansas City Chiefs.