Rashawn Slater burst onto the NFL scene as a rookie in 2021 with a dominant season protecting the blindside of Justin Herbert. He earned a Second-Team All-Pro nod, falling only behind the 49ers’ Trent Williams as the top left tackle in the NFL that year.
After losing the majority of his sophomore season due to a torn biceps, Slater returned in 2023 to compete alongside 2022 first-rounder Zion Johnson. The two did not sinergize as well as the team would have liked, but Johnson did just switch from the right side and he no longer had All-Pro center Corey Linsley to lean on.