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Team roles, player availability and the formation behind every offense.

FANTASY DEPTH & WORKLOAD

Los Angeles Chargers

LAC 14, LV 26 — final · Completed Week 2 game

DEPTH & ROSTER CHECKED

01 / THE ON-FIELD LOOK

The offense, at a glance.

Full depth chart ↗
LOS ANGELES OFFENSE

One look. All eleven.

Shotgun · 11 personnel
Mike McDaniel Offensive coordinator · Play-callerJim Harbaugh Head coach
1 running back · 1 tight end · 3 receivers
Illustrative personnel · current status in player notesHover or tap a player ↗
Current listed roles and dated Week 3 availability. Schematic spacing; consult each player’s status before setting a lineup.

WEEK 2 ACTUALS · WEEK 3 STATUS

Justin Herbert QB

15/27 passing, 192 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 3 carries, 2 rushing yards, 0 rush TD 100% offensive snaps.

Played Week 2: Completed-game participation; Week 3 availability remains a separate decision.

2026 WEEK 2

Week 2 actuals

LAC 14, LV 26 — final

Completed-game box score · no Week 3 projection

QBJustin Herbert

15/27 passing, 192 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 3 carries, 2 rushing yards, 0 rush TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

RBOmarion Hampton

23 carries, 94 rushing yards, 1 rush TD; 2 catches on 2 targets, 21 receiving yards, 0 receiving TD; 1 fumbles lostWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

WRLadd McConkey

3 catches on 3 targets, 35 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

WRTre' Harris

1 catches on 3 targets, 53 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

TECharlie Kolar

3 catches on 3 targets, 21 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

WRQuentin Johnston

1 carries, 7 rushing yards, 0 rush TD; 1 catches on 5 targets, 7 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

Week 2 results checked September 22, 2026 · 6:30 a.m. MDT. LAC 14, LV 26 — final. McConkey played; Njoku’s knee exit is the new receiving availability concern. Week 2 snap counts are available; route participation and targets per route remain unverified.

THE OFFENSIVE IDENTITY

McDaniel arrives with a different plan for Herbert.

2025 tendencies · 2026 staff

LAC 14, LV 26 — final. McConkey played; Njoku’s knee exit is the new receiving availability concern. Week 2 snap counts are available; route participation and targets per route remain unverified.

The 2025 Chargers tendencies describe the Harbaugh/Greg Roman offense. McDaniel replaces Roman in 2026, so the previous call percentages do not forecast this new system.

What Los Angeles ran in 2025

Regular season · 17 games NFL reference

Designed runs

36.8%

NFL 39.7%396 / 1,077 plays

First-down runs

51.2%

NFL 50.1%228 / 445 plays

Shotgun

71.5%

NFL 66.2%770 / 1,077 plays

No huddle

3.8%

NFL 9.9%41 / 1,077 plays

The approach behind the offense

Reported concepts and coaching priorities
OFFENSIVE APPROACH

Design around Herbert’s range

September 10 team reporting describes McDaniel and Shane Day building the offense around Herbert’s ability to attack deep, intermediate and underneath areas. The coaching plan is not a promise of a specific target distribution.

Source & context ↗
OFFENSIVE APPROACH

Three tight ends, different jobs

The September 12 preview identifies Kolar, Njoku and Gadsden as complementary options in the run, pass, motion and alignment game. Depth order is separate from receiving workload.

Source & context ↗
OFFENSIVE APPROACH

A new center and interior

Slaughter shifted from the left-guard competition to center after Biadasz’s injury; Awosika and Strange complete the interior between returning tackles Slater and Alt.

Source & context ↗

Fantasy connection: McConkey played; Njoku’s knee exit is the new receiving availability concern.

Sample: 1,077 classified 2025 regular-season plays, all game states. Dropbacks (63.2%) include sacks and scrambles; designed runs exclude scrambles. Kneels, spikes, two-point tries, aborted snaps and nullified plays are excluded. NFL comparisons use the same filters. These are historical rates, not a 2026 play forecast. Concepts are sourced descriptions, not measured frequency shares. Sources & definitions ↗

02 / THE FULL DEPTH CHART

Every role. Every option.

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THE WEEK 2 OUTLOOK

2026 Week 1 usage. TSP roles. Your fantasy decisions.

Week 2 actuals: ESPN box score. No new points forecast or next-game start/sit rating is assigned.

QBQuarterbacks

2 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Trey LanceListed 2 · team chartWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

WRWide receivers

6 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Brenen ThompsonListed 2 · team chartPlayed Week 2Played Week 2 — Recorded in the completed-game box score; next-game availability is separate.Rookie2025 regular seasonWeek 2 actuals: 1 catches on 3 targets, 13 receiving yards, 0 receiving TD
Derius DavisListed 3 · team chartPlayed Week 2Played Week 2 — Recorded in the completed-game box score; next-game availability is separate.0.3 targets/g0.2 catches/g11 games · LACWeek 2 actuals: 0 catches on 1 targets, 0 receiving yards, 0 receiving TD
KeAndre Lambert-SmithListed 3 · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.1.2 targets/g0.5 catches/g10 games · LACWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

RBRunning backs

3 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Keaton MitchellListed 2 · team chartPlayed Week 2Played Week 2 — Recorded in the completed-game box score; next-game availability is separate.4.5 carries/g0.9 targets/g13 games · BALWeek 2 actuals: 5 carries, 24 rushing yards, 0 rush TD; 1 catches on 1 targets, 15 receiving yards, 0 receiving TD
Kimani VidalListed 3 · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.11.9 carries/g1.7 targets/g13 games · LACWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

TETight ends

3 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
David NjokuListed 2 · team chartLeft Week 2Left Week 2 — Knee; did not return.4.0 targets/g2.8 catches/g12 games · CLEWeek 2 actuals: 1 catches on 3 targets, 9 receiving yards, 0 receiving TD
Oronde GadsdenListed 3 · team chartPlayed Week 2Played Week 2 — Recorded in the completed-game box score; next-game availability is separate.4.6 targets/g3.3 catches/g15 games · LACWeek 2 actuals: 2 catches on 2 targets, 18 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD

FBFullbacks

1 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Alec IngoldFirst listed · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.0.1 carries/g0.6 targets/g17 games · MIAWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

Reading the numbers: The 2025 column retains its historical regular-season sample. Week 2 actuals describe the completed 2026 game. No Week 3 forecast is supplied.

Target share: player targets / all recorded team targets. Carry share: player rush attempts / team rush attempts (including QB runs/kneels). Red-zone and goal-line share: player targets + rush attempts inside the opponent 20 / 5 divided by the corresponding team total. Null means unverified, not zero. Preliminary statistics may be corrected.

Week 2 snap counts are available for all 32 teams. Route participation and targets per route remain unverified. Unavailable is not zero.

THE PROTECTION & RUN GAME

Inside the offensive line.

2025 PFF grades 0–100

Five current line roles, their reserves and verified historical grades where available.

LT

Rashawn Slater

Not verifiedComparable 2025 grade

Current listed role · Available

Current starter, listed for Week 2; final availability pending. Missed all of 2025 after a torn patellar tendon; there is no 2025 grade sample.

Backup Trey Pipkins III; Travis Burke

LG

Kayode Awosika

Not verifiedComparable 2025 grade

Current listed role · Available

Started at left guard and played 35 Week 1 snaps; Trey Pipkins III played 20. Harbaugh had not decided Monday whether the rotation continues in Week 2.

Backup Trey Pipkins III; Logan Taylor

C

Jake Slaughter

Not verifiedComparable 2025 grade

Current listed role · Available

Played all 55 offensive snaps at center in NFL debut.

Backup Jacob Spomer

RG

Cole Strange

Not verifiedComparable 2025 grade

Current listed role · Available

New starting guard from Miami. Complete comparable 2025 Miami regular-season grade/splits not verified.

Backup Trevor Penning; Alex Harkey

RT

Joe Alt

Not verifiedComparable 2025 grade

Current listed role · Available

Current starter, listed for Week 2; final availability pending after an injury-shortened 2025 season. Complete comparable 2025 grade/splits not verified.

Backup Travis Burke; Alex Harkey

Pipkins is listed behind both LT and LG; rookie Burke at LT/RT, rookie Harkey at RG/RT, rookie Taylor at LG, Spomer at C and Penning at RG. Biadasz is on IR, Branson Taylor on IR/designated return and Isaiah World on reserve/non-football injury. Practice-squad linemen: Josh Kaltenberger and Laekin Vakalahi. Week 1 inactive OL: Logan Taylor, Alex Harkey, Trevor Penning.

Historical grades cover 2025 regular-season performance on a 0–100 scale. They are not percentages or 2026 forecasts. Unverified grades are left unfilled. How PFF grades work ↗

Availability: Active means on the named game-day roster, not a snap guarantee. Inactive means not playing in that named game. Emergency QB has conditional entry restrictions. Available means not carrying a current out, doubtful or questionable designation in the checked evidence; it does not establish final game-day active status. Pending means clearance for the upcoming game is unconfirmed. Reserve and practice-squad players have distinct roster restrictions. Elevated means added for the specified game.

ReserveDalevon CampbellWR · Reserve/Injured; remains listed on reserve.
ReserveScott MatlockFB · Reserve/Injured — Designated for Return; remains listed on reserve.

Practice squad: Gregory Desrosiers (RB); Amar Johnson (RB); Gary Jennings (WR); Theo Wease Jr. (WR); Patrick Herbert (TE); Evan Svoboda (TE); DJ Uiagalelei (QB). A practice-squad listing does not establish a game-day elevation.