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Quarterback · Los Angeles Chargers

Justin Herbert

Justin Herbert has 266 pass plays and 34 runs in 8 games, and is scoring 10.1 fantasy points a game (PPR).

2026 season · Weeks 1–9 · Report built

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Season usage

8 games with a target, carry or dropback. Shares use those offensive-usage games. Fantasy averages use 8 recorded NFL weekly-stat appearances, including games without offensive touches.

Dropbacks

266

EPA per dropback

−0.27

CPOE (accuracy)

−4.8

Carries

34

Red-zone chances

6

Expected points per gameEst.

14.8

Fantasy points per game (PPR)

10.1

Passing TDs

6

Opportunity and performance

See the role, target quality and results behind the season totals. Every metric uses the sample shown.

Sack rate

9.0%

23 of 255 dropbacks · nflverse

Sacks divided by non-spike quarterback dropbacks, including scrambles.

Scramble rate

8.6%

22 of 255 dropbacks · nflverse

Scrambles divided by non-spike quarterback dropbacks.

Completion percentage over expected

−4.2 pp

203 passes with CPOE · nflverse

Mean nflfastR CPOE on passes with a recorded estimate; this is not a tracking-based accuracy grade.

Interception-worthy throw rate

6.2%

13 of 210 passes with interception-worthiness charted · FTN Data via nflverse

Share of joined non-spike pass attempts marked interception-worthy, among attempts with that flag charted.

QB-fault sack rate

17.4%

4 of 23 sacks with quarterback fault charted · FTN Data via nflverse

Share of joined sacks marked quarterback fault, among sacks with that flag charted.

Updated Nov 9, 2026. Completed regular-season weeks only; samples can differ by metric.

Play-by-play: Weeks 1–8, 121 games. Games through Nov 2, 2026.

FTN charting: Weeks 1–8, 121 games (partial coverage). Charting pulled Nov 4, 2026. Excluded catchability/drop values on 16 contradictory charted plays. Other known charting remains available.

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Week by week

Official weekly-stat appearances, including games with scoring but no recorded offensive usage. A dash means no usage or model value is available for that game.
WeekOpponentPass attemptsPassing yardsCarriesCarry shareRushing yardsRed-zone chancesFantasy points (PPR)Expected pointsEst.Points vs expectedEst.
1ARI27209524%29313.318.7−5.5
2LV2719239%217.913.3−5.4
3BUF34226414%17012.717.6−4.9
4SEA31189619%4029.618.9−7.3
5DEN24121618%54010.211.5+0.8
6KC37204523%2608.817.2−8.5
8LA32257416%1507.811.1−3.3
9HOU2319313%7010.410.3+0.2

Talking points

Justin Herbert is at -0.27 EPA per dropback over 266 dropbacks, 40th of 41 QBs with 50+.

QB efficiency

EPA rank
40 of 41 qualified QBs
EPA per dropback
−0.27
Dropbacks
266

Observed: Weeks 1–6 and 8–9 · 8 games

Chargers teammates

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