Draft Note by John Paulsen
Justin Herbert finished QB16 last season, but had the 13th-highest per-game average. He was the QB12 in 2022 with the 17th-highest per-game average. So after a QB9 and a QB2 finish in his first two seasons, he has settled into high-end QB2-type territory (#13-#18) in the last two seasons. He has lost his top four options–Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Austin Ekeler, and Gerald Everett–so his key returners are Joshua Palmer and Quentin Johnston. The Chargers did draft Ladd McConkey and they signed Hayden Hurst and Will Dissly, but obviously the team lost a lot of receiving talent. New HC Jim Harbaugh has also signaled that his offense is going to be run-heavy, so it’s safe to say that things aren’t exactly lining up for Herbert to have a big fantasy season.
Justin Herbert
- QB
- , Los Angeles Chargers
- 26
- 240 lbs
- 6' 6"
- 117
- 1
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Justin Herbert finished QB16 last season, but had the 13th-highest per-game average. He was the QB12 in 2022 with the 17th-highest per-game average. So after a QB9 and a QB2 finish in his first two seasons, he has settled into high-end QB2-type territory (#13-#18) in the last two seasons. He has lost his top four options–Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Austin Ekeler, and Gerald Everett–so his key returners are Joshua Palmer and Quentin Johnston. The Chargers did draft Ladd McConkey and they signed Hayden Hurst and Will Dissly, but obviously the team lost a lot of receiving talent. New HC Jim Harbaugh has also signaled that his offense is going to be run-heavy, so it’s safe to say that things aren’t exactly lining up for Herbert to have a big fantasy season.
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2024 Strength of Schedule - LAC
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 LV | 2 @CAR | 4 @PIT | 14 KC | BYE | 8 @DEN | 23 @ARI | 18 NO | 5 @CLE | 20 TEN | 24 CIN | 6 BAL | 22 @ATL | 14 @KC | 29 TB | 8 DEN | 17 @NE | 16 @LV |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Wk | Opp | Comp | Att | PaYds | PaTD | Int | YPA | YPR | RuAtt | Yds | TD | Fum | YPC | Pts | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 23 | 33 | 229 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 9.96 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 20.9 | 81/81 | 100.0% |
| 2 | @TEN | 27 | 41 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 7.44 | 11.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.2 | 68/68 | 100.0% |
| 3 | @MIN | 40 | 47 | 405 | 3 | 0 | 8.62 | 10.12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 | 29.3 | 66/66 | 100.0% |
| 4 | LV | 13 | 24 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 6.96 | 12.85 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 | 23.4 | 65/65 | 100.0% |
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Injury Details (w5)
Status: Questionable Injury: Finger | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | DAL | 22 | 37 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 6.14 | 10.32 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 18.1 | 73/73 | 100.0% |
| 7 | @KC | 17 | 30 | 259 | 1 | 2 | 8.63 | 15.24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 10.9 | 63/63 | 100.0% |
| 8 | CHI | 31 | 40 | 298 | 3 | 0 | 7.45 | 9.61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 24.0 | 69/69 | 100.0% |
| 9 | @NYJ | 16 | 30 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 4.53 | 8.50 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.67 | 7.1 | 58/58 | 100.0% |
| 10 | DET | 27 | 40 | 323 | 4 | 1 | 8.07 | 11.96 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 28.4 | 72/72 | 100.0% |
| 11 | @GB | 21 | 36 | 260 | 2 | 0 | 7.22 | 12.38 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 9.12 | 25.7 | 65/65 | 100.0% |
| 12 | BAL | 29 | 44 | 217 | 1 | 1 | 4.93 | 7.48 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 11.75 | 13.4 | 66/66 | 100.0% |
| 13 | @NE | 22 | 37 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 5.73 | 9.64 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -1.25 | 8.0 | 61/61 | 100.0% |
| 14 | DEN | 9 | 17 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 5.65 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.8 | 31/68 | 45.6% |
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Injury Details (w15)
Status: Out Injury: Finger | @LV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w16)
Status: Out Injury: Finger | BUF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w17)
Status: Out Injury: Finger | @DEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w18)
Status: Out Injury: Finger | KC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 22.85 | 35.08 | 241.08 | 1.54 | 0.54 | 6.87 | 10.55 | 4.00 | 17.54 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 4.38 | 17.94 | 64.46/67.31 | 95.81% | |
| Totals | 297 | 456 | 3134 | 20 | 7 | 6.87 | 10.55 | 52 | 228 | 3 | 1 | 4.38 | 233.16 | 838/875 | 95.81% | |
