The LA Chargers have reportedly agreed to a trade sending left tackle Russell Okung to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for right guard Trai Turner. Assuming that Turner stays at right guard, we can begin to piece together how the Chargers offensive line would look today. Unfortunately, as you can imagine, it leaves a pretty major hole at left tackle.
This is a rough estimate of a possible line, without any guesswork at first on who replaces Okung:
If the team were to add no other players, the depth chart might have to look like this:
RT - Trey Pipkins
Or this:
LT - Trent Scott
RG - Trai Turner
Or this:
LT - Trey Pipkins
RG - Trai Turner
RT - Michael Schofield
Perhaps if the trade has taught us anything, it is that the Chargers might only have two defined starters for the offensive line as we get closer to the official start of the 2020 offseason and free agency period: Trai Turner at right guard and Mike Pouncey at center, with the major caveat of “If he’s able to play football.