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Charlie Kolar Los Angeles Chargers · #88

Tight End · 6' 6", 250 lbs · Norman, OK · Age 27

Charlie Kolar is a Tight End for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 128th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 3 passes for 21 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 128th overall5-yr veteran
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Los Angeles Chargers · #88 · Tight End
Charlie Kolar
Season avg3 rec · 21 yds · 0 td
Career avg33 rec · 430 yds · 4 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
3rec
21yds
0td
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Scouting report

Charlie Kolar — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Charlie Kolar is a Tight End for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 128th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 3 passes for 21 yards and 0 touchdowns.
C+
Receiving
C
Big-play
C
Scoring
C+
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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B-
Volume
Strong · offense
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C
Scoring
Solid · offense
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C
Big-play
Solid · offense
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C+
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Charlie Kolar stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #734 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
48Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Charlie Kolar — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+
Receiving
21 YDS
drill in ↓
A-
Volume
3 REC
drill in ↓
C
Big-play
7.0 Y/R
drill in ↓
C-
Scoring
0 TD
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Charlie Kolar

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
6
rec
4–9
80
rec yds
31–128
1
td
0–2
8
targets
4–13
9
games
3–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 6 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+3.3 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 13 / 17 / 2
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Charlie Kolar career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202224490612.3
2023157871912.4
202413913111114.6
2025171014221514.2
2026 in progress · 2 games2321037.0
Career4933430444
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Chargers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
57off index
85def index
+8net
54%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C- (57), defense B+ (85) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 29, pass rush 70, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Charlie Kolar

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-02-10

The beginning

Charlie Kolar is a Tight End for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 5th NFL season.

Los Angeles Chargers

Turning pro

Drafted 128th overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Charlie Kolar is a Los Angeles Chargers tight end, drafted 128th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 33 passes for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 3 passes for 21 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
128th overall, 2022
Born
Norman, OK
Age
27
Jersey
#88
Background

Charlie Kolar is from Norman, OK and is 27 years old. He was drafted 128th overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 6", 250 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 33 passes for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns. Kolar is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Charlie Kolar is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 33 passes for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving33 career receptions for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Best season10 catches for 142 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree128th overall, 2022.
Durability49 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Charlie Kolar — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Charlie Kolar, answered.

What position does Charlie Kolar play?
Charlie Kolar is a Tight End for the Los Angeles Chargers.
When was Charlie Kolar drafted?
Charlie Kolar was drafted 128th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Charlie Kolar played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Charlie Kolar's career stats?
He has caught 33 passes for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Charlie Kolar career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
59%
of offensive snaps
Target share
3%
WOPR 0.05
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs ARI
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
55
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 5
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
69
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs ARIW2 vs LVW3 @ BUFW4 @ SEAW5 vs DENW6 @ KCW7 · BYEW8 @ LAW9 vs HOUW10 @ BALW11 vs NYJW12 vs NEW13 @ TBW14 @ LVW15 vs SFW16 @ MIAW17 vs KCW18 @ DEN

Each week grades Charlie Kolar's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2023
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Forearm (Out)2026 Wk3 · Forearm (Out)2025 Wk18 · Nose2024 Wk18 · Forearm (Questionable)2024 Wk13 · Forearm (Out)2024 Wk6 · Toe

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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