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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Lays goose egg in WC loss
Quentin Johnston (thigh) failed to bring in any of his five targets in Saturday's 32-12 playoff loss Houston.Johnston entered the wild-card round loss carrying a questionable tag, but he showed no limitations from the thigh injury while running routes. The 23-year-old's playoff debut was instead plagued by his hands after he suffered multiple drops en route to a zero-catch performance. Saturday's dud comes on the heels of Johnston's best game of his career in Week 18 against the Raiders (13-186-0). The inconsistent sophomore finished the regular season with a 55-711-8 receiving line across 15 games for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Active for playoff opener
Quentin Johnston (thigh) is active for Saturday's wild-card game in Houston.Johnston sandwiched limited practices around a DNP on Wednesday due to a thigh issue and was given a questionable designation for the Los Angeles Chargers' postseason opener. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reported Friday that Johnston was expected to play Saturday, which now has been confirmed. As a result, Johnston will team up with Ladd McConkey at wide receiver and look to build upon the 13-186-0 outburst he produced on 14 targets last Sunday at Las Vegas.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Expected to play Saturday
Quentin Johnston (thigh/illness), who is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card round game against the Texans, is "good to go" for the contest, a source tells Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com.Johnston logged a limited practice Tuesday and a DNP on Wednesday before returning to a limited session Thursday. Based on Fowler's report, the wideout (who put up a career-best 13-186-0 line on 14 targets in the Los Angeles Chargers' Week 18 win over the Raiders) is on track to be available for Saturday's 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff, with official confirmation of his status, either way, set to arrive once Los Angeles' inactives are posted.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Takes questionable tag into weekend
Quentin Johnston (thigh/illness) is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card game against the Texans.After producing a career-best 13-186-0 receiving line on 14 targets in the Los Angeles Chargers' Week 18 win over the Raiders, Johnston has been tending to a pair of health concerns that have kept him out of one practice and limited him in two others leading up to the playoff opener. Head coach Jim Harbaugh hasn't shed much light on the severity of the thigh injury or illness, but Johnston's status will now be worth keeping close tabs on leading up to Saturday's 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff. With the Chargers ruling out Joshua Palmer (foot) for the wild-card game, DJ Chark and Derius Davis would be next in line to take on more reps behind No. 1 wideout Ladd McConkey if Johnston is unable to play.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Misses practice Wednesday
Quentin Johnston didn't practice Wednesday due to a thigh injury and an illness.Johnston was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice due to the thigh issue, but an illness has since been attached to his name on the Los Angeles Chargers' injury report and was cited as a reason for his absence Wednesday. The Chargers will hold their final practice of the week Thursday, which will help determine the statuses of both Johnston and fellow wideout Joshua Palmer (foot) heading into Saturday's playoff opener against the Texans. Palmer sat out the Chargers' Week 18 win over the Raiders and has yet to practice this week.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Limited in practice after big game
Quentin Johnston was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice due to a thigh injury.Johnston finished the regular season in impressive fashion, recording career highs in catches (13), receiving yards (186) and targets (14) in the Los Angeles Chargers' 34-20 win over the Raiders this past Sunday. He may have suffered a thigh injury along the way, however. His ability to practice Tuesday offers hope that the issue isn't too serious and won't impede his ability to suit up for Saturday's wild-card game in Houston.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Sets multiple career-best marks
Quentin Johnston recorded 13 receptions on 14 targets for 186 yards in Sunday's 34-20 win over the Raiders.Johnston took a solid step forward from a disastrous rookie season in 2024, and he capped the campaign with the most productive game of his career. He set new career-best marks in targets, receptions and yards, including long gains of 39, 37, 22 and 19 yards. While Johnston has still shown plenty of inconsistency, he has emerged as a viable secondary pass catcher alongside Ladd McConkey as the Los Angeles Chargers head into a wild-card round matchup against the Texans.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Modest numbers on road
Quentin Johnston caught five passes for 48 yards on eight targets in Saturday's 40-7 win over the Patriots.Johnston dropped another pass and ideally would have done more with eight targets on a day where Justin Herbert threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns. There have been flickers from Johnston every so often throughout 2024, and the Los Angeles Chargers are clearly committed to giving him starter-level snaps, but it would be really nice to see Johnston even out his game and become more dependable. Johnston heads into his Week 18 matchup against Las Vegas with a catch rate of 54.5 percent at just 6.8 yards per target -- unacceptable numbers for a starting wideout playing in a Herbert offense.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Makes three catches Thursday
Quentin Johnston secured three of six targets for 18 yards in the Los Angeles Chargers' 34-27 win over the Broncos on Thursday night.Johnston played a minor role as his final line implies, finishing the night with the sixth-fewest receiving yards on the Chargers. The second-year speedster had put together back-to-back five-catch, one-touchdown efforts in his previous two games, so Thursday's modest and scoreless line represented a notable downturn. Johnston will look to take advantage of the Patriots' non-Christian Gonzalez inconsistent secondary coverage during a Week 17 road matchup in New England on Saturday, Dec. 28.
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Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Good to go for Week 16
Quentin Johnston no longer appears on the Los Angeles Chargers' Week 16 injury report and should be available to play Thursday against the Broncos, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.The Chargers released their initial Week 16 report Monday, which listed Johnston as a non-participant due to an ankle injury. However, Popper notes that Johnston's inclusion on the report was a mistake, and the Chargers instead intended to list left guard Zion Johnson with the ankle injury. Johnston is coming off a busy outing in Sunday's 40-17 loss to the Buccaneers, as he saw a season-high 10 targets and finished with five catches for 45 yards and a touchdown.