The Chargers special teams groups once again turned in a consistent and formidable outing under Ryan Ficken.
The Bolts finished 16th in the NFL with an overall Pro Football Focus grade of 79.2 and got strong performances from numerous players.
Here are three key stats from the Chargers special teams in 2024.
1. Dicker is elite again
Cameron Dicker is one of the NFL's best kickers. Full stop.
The Bolts signed him to a multi-year contract extension in August and the 24-year-old promptly responded with the best season his young career.
While his historic 57-yard fair catch kick will live in infamy, the play also highlighted Dicker's incredible 2024 season.
The fair catch kick counted as one of nine makes from 50-plus yards, which set a Bolts single-season record. Dicker also made 39 of 42 attempts, both of which were single-season marks.
And Dicker's 92.9 percent make rate was the highest in franchise history for a kicker with at least 35 attempts.
Add it all up and Dicker scored 150 points in 2024, which set a single-season record for a kicker and tied for second among all kickers this past season.
Dicker is going to be the Chargers kicker for a very long time. Which is a good thing because he's a weapon in powder blue.
2. Davis provides spark in return game
Like Dicker, Derius Davis is another young star on special teams for the Chargers.
Davis was recently honored by the Pro Football Writers of America on their All-AFC Team.
It was a second straight stellar season for Davis, who was a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Davis averaged 12.4 yards per punt return in 2024, which ranked fourth among all players with at least 10 returns.
And he also earned a 78.1 punt return grade from PFF, which ranked fourth among returners with at least 15 attempts.
Davis caught a pair of touchdown passes this season — his first two offensive scores in the NFL — but he also remains one of the league's top return men, too.
3. Niemann posts top PFF grade
Nick Niemann missed the first four games of the season with a hamstring injury but returned with a vengeance in Week 5.
The linebacker, who is slated to be a free agent, ended up with the top overall PFF special teams grade on the team at 79.5.
He also tallied a team-high 10 total tackles in that phase, with the next cluster of players all being tied at four tackles apiece.
Put another way, Niemann was once again a vital piece of Ficken's group on special teams as he played on multiple units.
