July 31, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback
Trey Lance made a strong statement in the Hall of Fame Game, completing 13-of-20 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for eight yards on three carries in Thursday's 34-7 victory over the Lions. Lance, who only started one game with Dallas last season, showed poise and good technique throughout the night, capitalizing on multiple Detroit turnovers. His first touchdown came on the Chargers' first drive, a perfect five-yard pass to
Will Dissly. The 25-year-old added his second score just before halftime with a 15-yard slant to
Keandre Lambert-Smith. While the performance was encouraging, Lance faced a Lions' backup defense and is still listed third on the depth chart behind
Justin Herbert and
Taylor Heinicke. Fantasy managers should be cautious not to overreact to the performance until further preseason games are played, but a strong start nonetheless from the former first-round pick of the 2021 draft.
--Don FanelliSource: NFL
July 31, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback
Justin Herbert is studying
Josh Allen's play style and is looking to create more plays this season. As per the Dan Patrick Show, Herbert mentioned, "What I respect about him [Josh Allen] is he's able to run power between the tackles. He's able to take the hits and deliver the hits." It sounds like Justin Herbert is aspiring to be a more physical runner after taking a career-high 69 rushing attempts last season. With a body similar to Allen's at 6-foot-6 and 236 lbs., this could be a realistic approach to increase his production. Herbert running more would only boost his fantasy value and comes in at QB17 in the latest RotoBaller draft rankings.
--Luke DeMarcusSource: Dan Patrick Show
July 29, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback
Trey Lance will start the preseason-opening Hall of Fame Game against the Detroit Lions on Thursday, head coach Jim Harbaugh announced. The plan is for Lance to play at least one half before undrafted rookie
DJ Uiagalelei takes over. Starter
Justin Herbert will sit out, and veteran
Taylor Heinicke will serve as the Chargers' emergency third quarterback. Lance joined the Chargers in free agency after unsuccessful runs with the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. Since entering the league as the third overall pick from North Dakota State in 2021, the 25-year-old has appeared in just 12 games and completed 56.6% of his passes with five touchdowns and four interceptions.
--Connor ByrneSource: Eric Smith - Chargers.com
July 29, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said at training camp on Tuesday that there's still no timeline for running back
Najee Harris (eye) to return to practice. The Chargers will play their first preseason game on Thursday against the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame game, and Harris hasn't been on the practice field at all with his new team after injuring his eye during a fireworks accident back on the Fourth of July. The Chargers are optimistic that Harris will be ready for the start of the 2025 regular season in early September, but with him missing all this crucial practice time, the odds of rookie first-rounder
Omarion Hampton seizing lead-back work increases each day Harris is absent. The former Steelers RB has been consistent so far in his NFL career, but he lacks big-play ability and could be working behind Hampton all year.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Kris Rhim
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July 29, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Ladd McConkey (undisclosed) isn't practicing on Tuesday because of an undisclosed injury. Head coach Jim Harbaugh doesn't seem concerned, though, as he said McConkey is "working through something minor." A second-round pick out of Georgia last year, the 6-foot, 185-pound McConkey sparkled as a rookie with 82 catches on 112 targets, 1,149 yards, and seven touchdowns. McConkey is quarterback
Justin Herbert's go-to guy and should be in line for another terrific season this year. RotoBaller has McConkey as the 10th-ranked receiver going into 2025.
--Connor ByrneSource: Fernando Ramirez - The Sporting Tribune
July 29, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver
Tre Harris had one of his best showings of the summer during Monday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports. Quarterback
Justin Herbert found Harris twice during 11-on-11 drills and connected on a touchdown. The Chargers are expecting big contributions from Harris after drafting him 55th overall out of Ole Miss this year. He may be in line to claim a starting job with the recent retirement of
Mike Williams. While the Chargers have an established No. 1 receiver in
Ladd McConkey, a second-round pick last year, Harris could surpass
Quentin Johnston as Herbert's second-favorite target.
--Connor ByrneSource: Daniel Popper - The Athletic
July 28, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater (foot) said he had a blister on his right foot ahead of training camp that had to be "carved out," which is what kept him from practicing early on. However, Slater was in uniform and did individual drills on Monday. He is expecting to do more on Tuesday. The 26-year-old is back on the field after signing a four-year, $114 million contract extension on Sunday that made him the highest-paid offensive lineman in the league. The former first-rounder and two-time Pro Bowler should be 100 percent healthy by the start of the regular season and will be protecting quarterback
Justin Herbert's blind side yet again. Slater missed two games early in 2024 due to a pectoral injury but was otherwise excellent. His presence on the left side of the O-line is definitely a big bonus for Herbert.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Kris Rhim
July 28, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers running back
Najee Harris (eye) is on the mend from a fireworks-related eye injury that has landed him on the non-football injury list to start training camp. However, Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz says there's "no rush" to get Harris back on the field at this point in the summer. Harris signed a one-year deal with the Chargers this past offseason after spending the first four years of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's never missed a game in his career, and he rushed for over 4,300 yards and 28 touchdowns in Pittsburgh. The Chargers used a first-round pick on running back
Omarion Hampton in the 2025 draft, and Hampton and Harris project to share touches in the team's backfield this season. However, with each day Harris misses, Hampton could be getting closer and closer to seizing the lead role.
--Will BradySource: Joe Hortiz - SiriusXM NFL Radio
July 27, 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers and standout left tackle Rashawn Slater are finalizing a four-year, $114M extension. The deal will make Slater the highest-paid tackle in the league and keep him with the team through his age-30 season. In his first four years in the league, Slater has been dominant as both a run blocker and in pass protection, and his 90.9 PFF grade in 2024 ranked second at the position. After using a top-five pick on right tackle Joe Alt in the 2024 draft, the bookends of the Chargers' offensive line compare favorably to those of any team in the league and will for the foreseeable future. All Chargers offensive pieces can be drafted with confidence, and 2025 first-round pick
Omarion Hampton continues to look like one of the safest running back investments in dynasty leagues.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Ian Rapoport
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July 24, 2025
The Athletic's Daniel Popper writes that Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Ladd McConkey's chemistry with quarterback
Justin Herbert continues to blossom in Year 2 and described it as a "seemingly telepathic connection." McConkey knows when to sit down on routes against certain defensive looks, when to manipulate defensive leverages and when to expect the ball from Herbert on either shoulder. Head coach Jim Harbaugh said this week that McConkey "is uncoverable right now by one guy." For the 23-year-old Georgia product to really thrive, he needs one of
Quentin Johnston or rookies
Tre Harris and
Keandre Lambert-Smith to threaten defenses deep down the field. McConkey was a stud in his first year in the NFL, catching 82 of his 112 targets for 1,149 yards and seven touchdowns. Despite being in a run-first offense, he's a low-end WR1/high-end WR2 in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
July 24, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver
Tre Harris got more opportunities with the first-team offense in training camp practice on Wednesday with
Jalen Reagor out with an undisclosed injury, but The Athletic's Daniel Popper writes that Harris was inconsistent. Meanwhile, rookie fifth-round wideout
Keandre Lambert-Smith elevated his stock the most on Wednesday, making a couple nice adjustments on underthrown deep balls from quarterback
Trey Lance. He missed most of the practices in the spring with an injury, but Lambert-Smith is healthy now and has an intriguing mix of deep-field speed, natural hands and elite body control.
Ladd McConkey is the clear WR1 in L.A.'s passing attack, but Harris, Lambert-Smith and
Quentin Johnston will all be battling for targets behind him this summer. Harris has gotten off to a slow start, but it's still early.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
July 24, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Quentin Johnston had five touchdown catches in the first five days of training camp, according to The Athletic's Daniel Popper, and his ball-tracking looked vastly improved on throws down the field over his shoulder. However, Johnston took a step back on Wednesday and dropped a pass that hit him in the chest when he was wide open in the middle of the field. Popper writes that the fact that these type of lapses are still happening for the former first-rounder in his third season is concerning. The confidence that the 23-year-old showed early in camp appears to have dissipated somewhat.
Mike Williams retired just before the start of camp, but
Ladd McConkey will remain a target hog in L.A, and the Bolts also drafted
Tre Harris and
Keandre Lambert-Smith. Johnston must prove it to earn substantial playing time in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
July 24, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Jalen Reagor did not participate in the team's Wednesday practice after tweaking "something in his lower half" on Tuesday, according to Daniel Popper of The Athletic. Notably, Popper writes that Reagor had been "playing consistently with the first-team offense as an outside receiver through the first five practices." Reagor played in eight games for the Chargers in 2024, recording just seven receptions for 100 yards. The Chargers appear to be holding an open competition for playing time at wide receiver behind
Ladd McConkey. Reagor,
Quentin Johnston, and rookies Tre' Harris and
Keandre Lambert-Smith should be considered the main contenders. Depending on the severity of this injury, it threatens to derail Reagor's chance to win a starting role.
--Will BradySource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
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