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LAC · FS · #27

RJ Mickens

No. 3 on the depth chart

Is RJ Mickens starting?

RJ Mickens is listed No. 3 at FS on the Los Angeles Chargers depth chart. Elijah Molden is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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RJ Mickens this week

The Los Angeles Chargers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). RJ Mickens is listed No. 3 at FS going into that game.

At FS for the Los Angeles Chargers, Elijah Molden and Genesis Smith sit ahead of him.

RJ Mickens'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).

RJ Mickens wears No. 27, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 210 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Clemson.

Is RJ Mickens playing this week?

RJ Mickens is listed No. 3 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
25
Height
6' 0"
Weight
210
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026LAC460000
    2025LAC10180022
    Career2 yrs14240022

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    6
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.2/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    14
    Tackles
    24

    #105 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    RJ Mickens is rated 56 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 231st of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 12% 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
    14th percentile
    Beats 14% of 263
    Sample
    4 + 10 games
    2026 + 2025 · 461 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 214 · 2025 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
    0

    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 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 16-24

    Sep 20Lvs LVTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-26

    RJ Mickens's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    RJ Mickens plays 43% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share43%

    College

    Clemson

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