Los Angeles Chargers fantasy football

AFC West, 2026 record 0-7. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

vs Houston Texans

Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−7%
Allowed to RBs vs. average−5%
Allowed to WRs vs. averageAverage
Allowed to TEs vs. average−19%

The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-7 in 2026, coming off a 9-24 loss at the Los Angeles Rams in Week 8. In Week 9 they host the Houston Texans (Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET). Justin Herbert tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 12.4 half-PPR points (QB21). The backfield is split: Omarion Hampton has 46% of the team's carries this season and Keaton Mitchell 20%. Tre Harris leads the team with a 14% target share, followed by Quentin Johnston at 13%. On this week's injury report: Brenen Thompson (doubtful). Alec Ingold, David Njoku, Sincere Brown and Trey Lance are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the Los Angeles Chargers; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Justin Herbert	12.4	QB21	17%	16% car.
QB2	DJ Uiagalelei	–	–	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Omarion Hampton	9.4	RB23	46%	6%	36% car., 10% tgt.
RB2	Kimani Vidal	6.9	RB35	15%	7%	32% car., 7% tgt.
RB3	Keaton Mitchell	4.3	RB43	20%	9%	16% car., 10% tgt.
–	Scott Matlock	0.0	–	0%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Ladd McConkey	8.4	WR25	12%	20% tgt.
WR2	Quentin Johnston	7.5	WR36	13%	13% tgt.
WR3	Tre Harris	4.7	WR58	14%	10% tgt.
WR4	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	1.7	WR96	4%	0% tgt.
WR5	Brenen ThompsonDoubtful: Quadricep	0.5	WR115	1%	0% tgt.
WR6	Derius Davis	0.2	WR118	1%	0% tgt.
WR7	Theo Wease Jr.	2.6	WR83	2%	0% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Charlie Kolar	2.3	TE52	8%	13% tgt.
TE2	Oronde Gadsden II	4.8	TE28	13%	17% tgt.
TE3	Hayden Rucci	2.1	TE54	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Alec Ingold (RB), David Njoku (TE), Sincere Brown (WR), Trey Lance (QB)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	vs Arizona Cardinals	L 14-26
2	vs Las Vegas Raiders	L 14-26
3	at Buffalo Bills	L 16-24
4	at Seattle Seahawks	L 23-30
5	vs Denver Broncos	L 17-23
6	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 6-22
8	at Los Angeles Rams	L 9-24
9	vs Houston Texans	Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET
10	at Baltimore Ravens	Mon, Nov 16, 8:15 p.m. ET
11	vs New York Jets	Sun, Nov 22, 4:05 p.m. ET
12	vs New England Patriots	Sun, Nov 29, 8:20 p.m. ET
13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 p.m. ET