Is Elijah Molden starting?
Elijah Molden is the starting FS for the Los Angeles Chargers. Currently listed Questionable.
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The Los Angeles Chargers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Elijah Molden is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.
At FS for the Los Angeles Chargers, Genesis Smith and RJ Mickens are next in line behind him.
Elijah Molden's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-23 vs DEN (Oct 11); L 23-30 at SEA (Oct 4); L 14-26 vs ARI (Sep 13).
Elijah Molden wears No. 2, is 27 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 192 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Washington.
Is Elijah Molden playing this week?
Elijah Molden is listed Questionable and may not start (updated Oct 14, ESPN).
LAC FS Depth
Los Angeles Chargers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NTJamaree Caldwell
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RDEJustin Eboigbe
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WLB
- LILBDaiyan Henley
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLB
- LCB
- SSDerwin James Jr.
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- FSElijah MoldenThis player
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RCBDonte Jackson
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAC | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAC | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | LAC | 15 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | TEN | 14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | TEN | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TEN | 14 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Career | 6 yrs | 60 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#73 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)
Elijah Molden is rated 63 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 196th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 25% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Lvs DENTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 17-23
Oct 4L@ SEATKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 23-30
Sep 13Lvs ARITKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-26
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Lvs DEN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | L@ SEA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs ARI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elijah Molden's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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