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Genesis Smith

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Genesis Smith starting?

Genesis Smith is listed No. 2 at FS on the Los Angeles Chargers depth chart. Elijah Molden is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Genesis Smith this week

The Los Angeles Chargers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Genesis Smith is listed No. 2 at FS going into that game.

At FS for the Los Angeles Chargers, Elijah Molden sits ahead of him, and RJ Mickens is next in line behind him.

Genesis Smith's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-23 vs DEN (Oct 11); L 23-30 at SEA (Oct 4); L 16-24 at BUF (Sep 27).

Genesis Smith wears No. 22, is 21 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 204 lbs, is a rookie, came out of Arizona.

Is Genesis Smith playing this week?

Genesis Smith is listed No. 2 at FS for Los Angeles Chargers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

LAC FS Depth

1Elijah MoldenStarter
2Genesis Smith
3RJ Mickens

Los Angeles Chargers Starting Lineup

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Age
21
Height
6' 2"
Weight
204
Experience
Rookie

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026LAC570024
    Career1 yr570024

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    Genesis Smith's 2026 season is their first NFL season on record — no prior year to compare yet.

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    1
    Games
    5
    Tackles
    7

    #7 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Genesis Smith is rated 80 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 74th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 72% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    94th percentile
    Beats 94% of 263
    Sample
    5 games
    2026 · 169 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 131 · 2026 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    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 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 17-23

    Oct 4L@ SEATKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 23-30

    Sep 27L@ BUFTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    2
    PD
    2

    Final L 16-24

    Sep 20Lvs LVTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 14-26

    Sep 13Lvs ARITKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-26

    Genesis Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Genesis Smith plays 52% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share52%

    College

    Arizona

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