The NFL trade deadline is right around the corner for all 32 teams, including the Los Angeles Chargers.
Every team is in a position to make moves to put themselves in a better position, whether is for the playoffs or an upcoming draft.
The biggest priority for any position so far before the trade has been at wide receiver. From Davante Adams leaving the AFC West to Amari Cooper also joining the AFC East and DeAndre Hopkins joining the Kansas City Chiefs, the trade options for the Chargers are possible,
Even despite their loss Monday in Arizona to fall to 3-3, the Chargers still have an opportunity to make the playoffs as they enter Week 8 one half game back of Denver for the seventh and final playoff spot. In addition, Indianapolis has the same record as Denver and holds the No. 6 playoff spot.
Here are 3 wide receivers the Los Angeles Chargers should target before the Nov. 5 trade deadline.
Chargers WR Trade Target
Mike Williams, Jets

How about a familiar face to start?
Mike Williams, who played his first seven seasons with the Chargers before getting cut and going to the New York Jets in free agency, is in a position to be a trade piece. The Jets now have a surplus at the wide receiver position with the Adams trade.
In seven games this year, Williams has 11 receptions on 19 targets for 160 yards and no touchdowns.
In the three games the 30-year-old played last year before getting injured, he caught 19 passes on 26 targets for 249 yards and a touchdown.
Williams has an opportunity to return to the Bolts with the relationship he has built with quarterback Justin Herbert in the last four years.
Herbert is not the only teammate he would be able to rekindle a relationship with the returners from last season.
The only part where Williams would have to learn is with the new coaching staff, primarily head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman.
Furthermore, there is a chance he could slide into the No. 1 role depending on how Roman and the staff feel with the inexperience of the rest of the wide receiver room. This comes, however, as Williams has never had the No. 1 role in the Chargers receiving role with Keenan Allen.
Also, the playcalling would change a bit because Williams is a player that catches passes more downfield.
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Diontae Johnson, Panther

If the Chargers want to be in a position to acquire a wide receiver, they have to put themselves in a position to make the playoffs by winning games.
As a result, it makes this week’s game against New Orleans very important if they want to do the things they want to do in the middle of January.
Staying on the mindset of finding a No. 1 option is wide receiver Diontae Johnson from Carolina, the same division as the Saints.
Johnson, who went to the 2021 Pro Bowl, was traded to Carolina after spending his first five NFL seasons in Pittsburgh.
So far in his first season in a Panthers uniform, Johnson has caught 30 passes on 58 targets for 357 yards and three touchdowns.
That equates to about four receptions on eight targets. IN addition, the 11.9 yards for reception shows that he can make plays and that is without a consistent quarterback having to play both Bryce Young and Andy Dalton.
If Johnson were to get traded to the Bolts, he would have a No. 1 quarterback and not switch between a second play caller. Â Â Â
In addition, the Panthers are in a position where they are trying to build some draft capital, currently at 1-6 and fighting for that No. 1 draft pick.
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Cooper Kupp, Rams

Could Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp be an option for the Los Angeles Chargers?
Kupp’s name has been swirling around the rumors ahead of the Rams game Thursday night, but not to the Rams’ cross-city rival.
Like Johnson, Kupp is an established No. 1 receiver that the Chargers are looking for.
Although Kupp has been linked to better contenders like Minnesota or Kansas City, whom the latter just picked up Hopkins, the pieces are there for Kupp to remain in Los Angeles.
Record-wise, the Rams are 2-4 and on the outside looking in from the NFC Playoff picture while the Chargers are just one step behind the Broncos and the Colts from entering the playoff picture as one of the top seven AFC teams.
In addition, if the Chargers can make the playoffs, Kupp provides that inevitable postseason experience having won Super Bowl MVP honors in 2022 when the Rams defeated the Bengals inside SoFi Stadium.
The playoff experience goes a long way. If Kupp were to be added to the Los Angeles Chargers receiving room, the familiarity of playing playoff football for two of the last three seasons would go a long way.
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