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Marquez Valdes-Scantling Los Angeles Chargers · #13

Wide Receiver · 6' 4", 206 lbs · St. Petersburg, FL · Age 32

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 174th overall, 2018.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 174th overall9-yr veteran
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Season avg0 rec · 0 yds · 0 td
Career avg192 rec · 3,221 yds · 16 td
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Scouting report

Marquez Valdes-Scantling — 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.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 174th overall, 2018.
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Target share
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Act II

Where Marquez Valdes-Scantling 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%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1293 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
255Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Marquez Valdes-Scantling — every number, three levels deep

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

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The engine

How the model sees Marquez Valdes-Scantling

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
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rec yds
-1–31
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td
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targets
2–7
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games
2–5
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.4 rec
Everything it reads
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9 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 32 — 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: 6 / 5 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Marquez Valdes-Scantling career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2018163858127315.3
2019162645225617.4
2020163369066320.9
2021112643035516.5
2022174268728116.4
2023162131514215.0
202462260913.0
202554400810.0
2026 in progress · 2 games200020.0
Career1051923,22116389
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
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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 Marquez Valdes-Scantling

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

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The beginning

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 9th NFL season.

Los Angeles Chargers

Turning pro

Drafted 174th overall, 2018 as a Wide Receiver.

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Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver, drafted 174th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 192 passes for 3,221 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Valdes-Scantling goes from here.

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Valdes-Scantling's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
206 lbs
Draft
174th overall, 2018
Born
St. Petersburg, FL
Age
32
Jersey
#13
Background

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is from St. Petersburg, FL and is 32 years old. He was drafted 174th overall, 2018 and plays wide receiver at 6' 4", 206 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 192 passes for 3,221 yards and 16 touchdowns. Valdes-Scantling is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 192 passes for 3,221 yards and 16 touchdowns across 9 seasons (2018–2026).

Receiving192 career catches, 3,221 yards, 16 touchdowns.
Best season33 catches for 690 yards in 2020.
Yards per catch16.8 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree174th overall, 2018.
Durability105 career games played.
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FAQ

Marquez Valdes-Scantling — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Marquez Valdes-Scantling, answered.

What position does Marquez Valdes-Scantling play?
Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers.
When was Marquez Valdes-Scantling drafted?
Marquez Valdes-Scantling was drafted 174th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Marquez Valdes-Scantling played?
9 (2018–2026).
What are Marquez Valdes-Scantling's career stats?
He has caught 192 passes for 3,221 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling 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
WR5
behind the starter
Snap share
21%
of offensive snaps
Target share
2%
WOPR 0.05

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
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
60
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 3
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades Marquez Valdes-Scantling'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
14
since 2019
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk7 · Calf2024 Wk18 · Chest2024 Wk17 · Chest (Questionable)2024 Wk16 · Chest (Questionable)2023 Wk19 · Oblique2022 Wk13 · Shoulder

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 7 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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