Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Los Angeles Chargers · Wide receiver (WR) · #13
Born Oct 10, 1994 (age 31) · College: University of South Florida; N.C. State
Drafted 2018, round 5, 174th overall by GB at 23
The Grounded Thinker
Libra keeps the scales level. Good teammate, good communicator, a natural bridge between the stars and the role players. Rushed decisions are the weak spot. Underneath is a Capricorn Moon. Reserved, controlled, and wired to handle pressure like a job. Odds favor Capricorn here, about 68 to 32. No major aspects among the core pairs. An independent chart, with each piece doing its own job. Air outside, earth inside. He thinks fast and lands softly, with a practical streak that keeps the ideas honest.
- Year of the Dog: loyal, honest, and the guy who always has your back. Yang Wood makes him the tall tree: upright, growing, and hard to bend.
- Life path 7: the analyst. Watches, studies, and figures out what everyone else missed.
- Game-day read: a balanced chart. No obvious tendency, which is a tendency of its own.
▸ Full chart read
- His Mars is in Leo, so pride drives the effort. Disrespect him and see what happens.
- First quarter birth: he meets obstacles head-on and pushes through them.
- North Node in Scorpio points him toward depth and reinvention.
- Fixed energy leads his chart. Commitment first, adjustments last.
- Mercury retrograde at birth. An unusual communicator who reads the game backward and still gets it right.
Placements
- Fire 20%
- Earth 20%
- Air 20%
- Water 40%
- Cardinal 40%
- Fixed 60%
- Mutable 0%
The 2026 season
Pluto opposes his Mars. He runs into powerful opposition, and digs in harder every time. In effect now, with the exact hit on Nov 19 and the window closing Mar 7. He plays the Broncos on Sun, Oct 11, one day after his birthday. Fresh solar year, fresh start.
- Pluto opposition natal MarsDec 6, 2024 to Mar 7exact Sep 10, Nov 19
- Birthday game: vs Denver Broncos, Oct 11 (1 day after his birthday)
Transits use a 3° orb (5° for returns). Listed ones are in range at some point during the regular season; exact dates are within the season.