San Diego Chargers: Top 10 Running Backs of All-Time

Natrone Means, 1993-1995, 1998-1999 

Natrone Means’ career is probably the most interesting of all the Chargers on this list. After initially being drafted in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft out of North Carolina, Means excelled in San Diego before heading to Jacksonville in 1996 after three seasons. We thought that was the last we would see of Means until he returned in 1998 and finished out his career with the Bolts.

Means was not the most efficient back in Chargers history by a long shot, but he was most certainly a work horse. As illustrated by 3.8 yards per carry average (lowest among Chargers top 10 running backs), Means excelled whenever he got a healthy dosage of carries. His 3,885 career yards (fifth), 34 touchdowns (fourth) and 65.8 yards per game (second) are all courtesy of his 1,013 rushing attempts (fourth).

Means greatest season in a Chargers uniform came in his only Pro Bowl season when in 1994 he took 343 carries for 1,350 yards and 12 touchdowns with a 3.9 yards per carry average and 84.4 yards per game. His 1,350 yards in ’94 rank sixth all-time in Chargers history for rushing yards in a season behind none other than LaDainian Tomlinson.

Means wasn’t just a regular season back either. During the Chargers Super Bowl run, Means carried the ball 57 times for 241 yards and two touchdowns, averaging an impressive 80.3 yards per game.

All in all, even though Means didn’t have an amazing yards per carry average, he was still able to find a way to get yards and score touchdowns. And in terms of this all-time list, the ends do justify the Means.

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