We've reached the penultimate day of Chargers Training Camp.
The Chargers will practice Thursday at The Bolt — their final one of camp — before Saturday's preseason finale on the road at the 49ers. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. (PT).
Here is the Chargers Camp Report from Wednesday's practice:
1. Chargers defense ending on high note
The Chargers defense was one of the league's best units in 2024, finishing first in points allowed per game (17.7) and fifth in defensive EPA per play (-0.054).
Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter's group was also stellar in the red zone as they led the league with an opponent success rate of just 45.0 percent.
That prowess was on display Wednesday as the Bolts first-team defense shined in a full-team red zone drill.
Alohi Gilman kicked things off with an interception in the end zone before the entire defense rallied to the ball on a swing pass to force a short gain.
An ensuing run play was also smothered up before Gilman and Derwin James, Jr. plastered Dalevon Campbell in coverage in the end zone to force an incompletion.
Tarheeb Still then notched a tackle for loss on the fifth and final play of the drill that saw the first-team defense win in every way possible.
Minter said after practice that he was excited to watch the entire unit do their thing in 2025.
"Us playing together is the engine, playing team defense," Minter said. "Not counting on one position moreso than the others.
"There's real weapons ... [Khalil] Mack is a weapon for us, Derwin is a weapon for us. Guys that have certain skillsets that you can utilize to attack things," Minter continued. "And then there's guys who just kind of do everything well and fit in their spot.
"It's everybody buying into that and doing their job," Minter added.
View photos of the Chargers 53-man roster as of Sep. 01, 2025.
#0 | LB | Daiyan Henley
#0 | LB | Daiyan Henley
#1 | WR | Quentin Johnston
#1 | WR | Quentin Johnston
#2 | DB | Elijah Molden
#2 | DB | Elijah Molden
#3 | S | Derwin James, Jr.
#3 | S | Derwin James, Jr.
#5 | QB | Trey Lance
#5 | QB | Trey Lance
#6 | LB | Denzel Perryman
#6 | LB | Denzel Perryman
#8 | QB | Omarion Hampton
#8 | QB | Omarion Hampton
#9 | WR | Tre' Harris
#9 | WR | Tre' Harris
#10 | QB | Justin Herbert
#10 | QB | Justin Herbert
#11 | K | Cameron Dicker
#11 | K | Cameron Dicker
#12 | WR | Derius Daivs
#12 | WR | Derius Daivs
#13 | WR | Keenan Allen
#13 | WR | Keenan Allen
#15 | WR | Ladd McConkey
#15 | WR | Ladd McConkey
#16 | P | JK Scott
#16 | P | JK Scott
#20 | CB | Cam Hart
#20 | CB | Cam Hart
#22 | RB | Najee Harris
#22 | RB | Najee Harris
#24 | CB | Benjamin St-Juste
#24 | CB | Benjamin St-Juste
#26 | CB | Donte Jackson
#26 | CB | Donte Jackson
#27 | S | RJ Mickens
#27 | S | RJ Mickens
#28 | RB | Hassan Haskins
#28 | RB | Hassan Haskins
#29 | CB | Tarheeb Still
#29 | CB | Tarheeb Still
#32 | S | Alohi Gilman
#32 | S | Alohi Gilman
#36 | DB | Ja'Sir Taylor
#36 | DB | Ja'Sir Taylor
#40 | S | Kendall Williamson
#40 | S | Kendall Williamson
#42 | TE | Tucker Fisk
#42 | TE | Tucker Fisk
#43 | LB | Troy Dye
#43 | LB | Troy Dye
#44 | FB/DL | Scott Matlock
#44 | FB/DL | Scott Matlock
#45 | OLB | Tuli Tuipulotu
#45 | OLB | Tuli Tuipulotu
#46 | CB | Nikko Reed
#46 | CB | Nikko Reed
#48 | OLB | Bud Dupree
#48 | OLB | Bud Dupree
#50 | OLB | Caleb Murphy
#50 | OLB | Caleb Murphy
#52 | OLB | Khalil Mack
#52 | OLB | Khalil Mack
#53 | LB | Del'Shawn Phillips
#53 | LB | Del'Shawn Phillips
#54 | OLB | Kyle Kennard
#54 | OLB | Kyle Kennard
#58 | LB | Marlowe Wax
#58 | LB | Marlowe Wax
#68 | OL | Jamaree Salyer
#68 | OL | Jamaree Salyer
#73 | G | Mekhi Becton
#73 | G | Mekhi Becton
#74 | T | Austin Deculus
#74 | T | Austin Deculus
#75 | C | Bradley Bozeman
#75 | C | Bradley Bozeman
#76 | T | Joe Alt
#76 | T | Joe Alt
#77 | G | Zion Johnson
#77 | G | Zion Johnson
#78 | C | Andre James
#78 | C | Andre James
#79 | G/T | Trey Pipkins III
#79 | G/T | Trey Pipkins III
#83 | TE | Tyler Conklin
#83 | TE | Tyler Conklin
#84 | WR | KeAndre Lambert-Smith
#84 | WR | KeAndre Lambert-Smith
#86 | TE | Oronde Gadsden
#86 | TE | Oronde Gadsden
#89 | TE | Will Dissly
#89 | TE | Will Dissly
#90 | DL | Tear Tart
#90 | DL | Tear Tart
#91 | DL | Da'Shawn Hand
#91 | DL | Da'Shawn Hand
#92 | DL | Justin Eboigbe
#92 | DL | Justin Eboigbe
#93 | DL | Otito Ogbonnia
#93 | DL | Otito Ogbonnia
#96 | DL | Naquan Jones
#96 | DL | Naquan Jones
#99 | DT | Jamaree Caldwell
#99 | DT | Jamaree Caldwell
#7 | RB | DJ Uiagalelei
#7 | RB | DJ Uiagalelei
#23 | S | Tony Jefferson
#23 | S | Tony Jefferson
#30 | RB | Kimani Vidal
#30 | RB | Kimani Vidal
#31 | RB | Nyheim Miller-Hines
#31 | RB | Nyheim Miller-Hines
#34 | RB | Amar Johnson
#34 | RB | Amar Johnson
#35 | CB | Myles Purchase
#35 | CB | Myles Purchase
#38 | LB | Emany Johnson
#38 | LB | Emany Johnson
#41 | LS | Rick Lovato
#41 | LS | Rick Lovato
#49 | TE | Thomas Yassmin
#49 | TE | Thomas Yassmin
#63 | C | Josh Kaltenberger
#63 | C | Josh Kaltenberger
#67 | OL | Foster Sarell
#67 | OL | Foster Sarell
#71 | G | Branson Taylor
#71 | G | Branson Taylor
#72 | OT | David Sharpe
#72 | OT | David Sharpe
#82 | WR | JaQuae Jackson
#82 | WR | JaQuae Jackson
#87 | WR | Luke Grimm
#87 | WR | Luke Grimm
#94 | DL | TeRah Edwards
#94 | DL | TeRah Edwards
#97 | OLB | Garmon Randolph
#97 | OLB | Garmon Randolph
#88 | WR | Jalen Reagor
#88 | WR | Jalen Reagor
#25 | LB | Junior Colson
#25 | LB | Junior Colson
#37 | CB | Jordan Oladokun
#37 | CB | Jordan Oladokun
#39 | CB | Eric Rogers
#39 | CB | Eric Rogers
#69 | DL | Josh Fuga
#69 | DL | Josh Fuga
#70 | T | Rashawn Slater
#70 | T | Rashawn Slater
#33 | DB | Deane Leonard
#33 | DB | Deane Leonard
#47 | LS | Josh Harris
#47 | LS | Josh Harris
#67 | T | Savion Washington
#67 | T | Savion Washington
2. Becton works into team drills
Mekhi Becton worked into team drills Wednesday, one day after his return to practice.
The Chargers right guard spent roughly the first half of practice working in individual drills and then with Ben Herbert, the Chargers Executive Director of Player Performance.
But Becton then got out on the field for team drills where he worked in a rotation with Jamaree Salyer at right guard.
All in all, Becton saw a dozen plays with the first-team line, including four straight plays in a goal line drill at the end of practice.
3. Phillips sees increased workload
The Chargers activated linebacker Del'Shawn Phillips from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) List on Monday, giving Minter another piece to work with on defense.
Phillips had a light day Monday but was back in defense and special teams drills on Tuesday before upping his workload on Wednesday.
Phillips even took some first-team linebacker reps in team drills Wednesday with Junior Colson not practicing. Daiyan Henley and Denzel Perryman manned the starting spots before Troy Dye and Phillips worked in their positions in the latter portion of some team drills.
"The training staff here is amazing and did a great job with him so that when he was ready for football, he was actually ready for football," Minter said. "They did a lot of things with him to help him prepare ... he's looked really good in the first couple days out there. Definitely excited about the addition of him to that room."
