Los Angeles Chargers’ Addition Primed for 2024 Breakout

The former Baltimore Ravens back replaces Austin Ekeler, and should inherit the lion’s share of what could be a substantial workload in 2024.

How Gus Edwards Can Breakout for Los Angeles Chargers

According to NFL Media’s Jeffri Chadiha, Edwards is among the veteran players who are set to thrive in new situations during the 2024 season.

“There are two things we know for certain about this year’s Chargers. One is that new head coach Jim Harbaugh will be the best thing that ever happened to quarterback Justin Herbert in the NFL,” Chadiha writes for NFL.com. “The other is that the Chargers are going to run the ball far more than they ever have since Herbert arrived in 2020, which means Edwards will be a major factor. GM Joe Hortiz already has told local reporters that Edwards — who spent the first five years of his career in Baltimore — is going to be the team’s bell cow back.

“Anybody who’s followed Harbaugh’s career knows that means a heavy workload is on the horizon. Harbaugh was known for a relentless rushing attack at Michigan, an approach that helped him win a national championship last year. He had the same philosophy as the San Francisco 49ers’ head coach from 2011 to 2014. Harbaugh inherited a 28-year-old Frank Gore when he took that job, and Gore produced four straight 1,100-yard seasons for that franchise.”

Edwards lands in Los Angeles fresh off rushing for a career-high 810 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Ravens in 2023, but could be set up for a far more prolific season with the Chargers in 2024.