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Justin Herbert — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 17.93 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 86.7, usage worth 19.2.

28 years old · 6 seasons of experience · 2020 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 86.7
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 17.2, 41.7 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER83.6
ESPN109.6
YAHOO67.9
UNDERDOG83
CBS85.8
FFA73

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 8, pick 3 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankQB10
Bye week7
ADP standard deviation17.2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 351.5 points, 20.9 per game — 4,516 passing yards, 28.8 passing TDs, 481 rushing yards. That is QB2, 73 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 16.7 points per game to a ceiling of 28, with the median at 20.9. Boom rate 34%, bust rate 20%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 86.7 on consensus and our board has him 73. We rank him 13.7 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

Our written view

the real offensive-line and personnel upgrade (a much healthier line, a new, well-regarded OC replacing the previous one) is treated as a bigger deal than public perception currently reflects. Already has a 5,000-yard passing season on his resume coming off one of the worst statistical situations of his career (historically bad line, best weapons not healthy simultaneously) — meaning a return to full health/support has real, provable precedent for his ceiling.

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The offense he plays in, 2026

Los Angeles Chargers returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing oc. Justin Herbert at quarterback, Jim Harbaugh as head coach, Mike McDaniel calling it. The offense projects to 33.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 27 rushes.

In: Brenen Thompson (wr4), Luke Grimm (wr7), Keaton Mitchell (rb2), Charlie Kolar (te2). Out: Keenan Allen (wr3), Tyler Conklin (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Ladd McConkey24.2%
Quentin Johnston18.9%
Tre' Harris13.3%
Oronde Gadsden10.6%
Omarion Hampton10%
Brenen Thompson8.6%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: The top targets and back in this offense will be STELLAR fantasy assets in 2026 and beyond. Herbert SHOULD have a killer season in 2026.

Key additions: Joe Alt & Slater are back. This offense should do a complete 180. Joe Alt & Slater return in 2026 from injury & Chargers add Jake Slaughter LG in the 2nd round of 2026 draft. Sign Tyler Biadasz C, and RG Cole Strange. Entire different O ine from later year. Signed RB Keaton Mitchell to 2 year deal. Signed FB Alex Ingold from Miami. Biggest change is teh offensive Genius Mike McDaniel is the new OC.

Key departures: Keenan Allen remains a free agent and is not currently expected back with the Chargers

Notes: Chargers bring in Mike McDaniel as offensvie coordinator who could SUPERCHARGE offense. Herbert ascending as top 7 dynasty QB. Keenan Allen remains a free agent. Ladd & QJ should operate as 1A & 1B with Ladd having more potential. Tre' Harris should operate as WR3 if no one else is brought in. TE Oronde Gadsden could be very good. RB room is complex. Hampton is the presumed starter week 1 with massive potential but Vidal has been very capable as a back up & chargers also signed Keaton Mitchell to 2 year deal in free agency. Question mark people should think about in usage. Thompson round 4.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Justin Herbert returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (33.5 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.5 att/g; New OC Mike McDaniel — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How the quarterback projection was built

Base case 274.7 PPR points, with a bear case of 127.8 and a bull case of 379.4, and a comp mean of 251.6. The model puts 55% probability on him beating this and 45% on falling short. Drawn from 20 comparable quarterback seasons.

Comparable seasonWhat he actually scoredDistance
Cam Newton 20144470.3
Gardner Minshew 2019160.70.3
Mitchell Trubisky 2018202.80.3
Trevor Lawrence 2023145.70.4
Ryan Fitzpatrick 2015133.40.4

Cross-check against the dynasty market: his production ranks in the 62th percentile and his value in the 69th, which the engine reads as in line. Players with a similar production-against-value gap saw dynasty value move -13.4% over the following year, across 81 cases — a dynasty signal, not a 2026 scoring one.

Offensive environment: LAC rates 24.3 against a league average of 23, 1.3 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-2.5 · harder
Weeks 1–6-7.8 · harder
Weeks 12–17+1.1 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+0.6 · neutral

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +8.9% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.8 elite seasons and 3.1 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Kyler Murray202417.566%-24.4%
Russell Wilson202317.158%+4.7%
Kyler Murray202318.357%+4%
Daniel Jones202413.555%+104.1%
Patrick Mahomes202317.552%-12.8%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 3 gained value, 2 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-06 to 2026-07. Up 56% across the series, peaking at 9,990.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2020, round 1, pick 6 by LAC
CollegeOregon
Age at draft22
Height6′6″
Weight236 lb
40-yard dash4.68s
Vertical35.5″
Broad jump123″
3-cone7.06s
Shuttle4.46s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game18.9
Week-to-week variation0.4
Boom rate16.9%
Bust rate15.6%
Games missed per season0
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.25

The record, season by season

2025 · LAC · 16 games

His best game was Week 16 against DAL — 30.2 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 34-17. His worst was Week 11 against JAX at 3.34, on 0 targets, final score 6-35. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.4; in the 8 decided by more, 18.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.2 points per game. He scored 17.93, 9.1% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1KC27-2127.92073230%100%
2LV20-918.78093120%100%
3DEN23-2014.602610%100%
4NYG18-2112.52012410%100%
5WAS10-2714.64046010%91%
6MIA29-2718.7601220%100%
7IND24-3827.9063130%100%
8MIN37-1025.28076230%100%
9TEN27-2027.7095730%100%
10PIT25-1014.7051910%100%
11JAX6-353.34032100%73%
13LV31-1412.8403820%85%
14PHI22-1912.160106610%100%
15KC16-1310.402010%100%
16DAL34-1730.2084230%100%
17HOU16-2015.14063710%100%

Production

Carries83
Rushing yards498
Touchdowns28
Points per game17.93
Yards per carry6

Role

Snap share96.81%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.99

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share17.9%
Goal-line carry share18.2%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs2.48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 569 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen22.63%
Ladd McConkey19.67%
Quentin Johnston15.58%
Oronde Gadsden II12.8%
Tre Harris7.98%
Omarion Hampton6.49%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 16 games were blowouts, 30.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.26 in those and 17.4 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · LAC · 17 games

His best game was Week 18 against LV — 28.04 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 34-20. His worst was Week 13 against ATL at 7.98, on 0 targets, final score 17-13. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 15.7; in the 9 decided by more, 17.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 16.3 points per game. He scored 16.79, 0.8% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1LV22-1010.3604610%100%
2CAR26-311061820%100%
3PIT10-20901010%78%
4KC10-1711.1603010%100%
6DEN23-1613.6804210%100%
7ARI15-1714.7602800%100%
8NO26-824.06044920%100%
9CLE27-1019.4803220%100%
10TEN27-1719.76093220%100%
11CIN34-2724.38056520%100%
12BAL23-3017.62042910%100%
13ATL17-137.9805100%100%
14KC17-1913.72041210%98%
15TB17-4013.800020%98%
16DEN34-2722.16082820%100%
17NE40-724.44031230%87%
18LV34-2028.04044220%100%

Production

Carries69
Rushing yards306
Touchdowns25
Points per game16.79
Yards per carry4.43

Role

Snap share97.71%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.25

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share8.8%
Goal-line carry share11.5%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.52

Who else ate

The offense threw it 509 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Ladd McConkey23.05%
Quentin Johnston18.72%
Josh Palmer13.37%
Will Dissly13.17%
J.K. Dobbins7.82%
Stone Smartt3.91%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 32.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 18.56 in those and 15.68 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · LAC · 13 games

His best game was Week 3 against MIN — 29.3 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 28-24. His worst was Week 14 against DEN at 1.84, on 0 targets, final score 7-24. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 7 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 22.1; in the 5 decided by more, 11.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.9 points per game. He scored 18.01, 0.6% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1MIA34-3620.86051720%100%
2TEN24-2722.201020%100%
3MIN28-2429.3021130%100%
4LV24-1723.380122730%100%
6DAL17-2019.081062022.7%100%
7KC17-3110.8602510%100%
8CHI30-1324.0201130%100%
9NYJ27-67.14031700%100%
10DET38-4128.42041540%100%
11GB20-2325.7087320%100%
12BAL10-2013.38044710%100%
13NE6-07.9804-500%100%
14DEN7-241.8400000%46%

Production

Receptions1
Targets1
Receiving yards10
Carries52
Rushing yards228
Touchdowns23
Points per game18.01
Yards per target10
Catch rate100%
Yards per carry4.38

Role

Snap share95.85%
Target share0.21%
Air-yards share-0.21%
WOPR0.002

Efficiency

Average depth of target-7
Yards after catch per reception17
Yards before catch per reception-7
Total YAC17
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted108.3
Receiving EPA per game0.14
Rushing EPA per game0.41

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share15.1%
Goal-line carry share18.5%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs2.5

Who else ate

The offense threw it 632 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen24.47%
Austin Ekeler12.07%
Gerald Everett11.42%
Quentin Johnston10.93%
Josh Palmer9.95%
Donald Parham6.69%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Justin Herbert12119.36100.23%
Easton Stick101.840%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 14.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 11 in those and 22.11 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · LAC · 17 games

His best game was Week 12 against ARI — 28.76 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 25-24. His worst was Week 16 against IND at 5.5, on 0 targets, final score 20-3. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.3; in the 5 decided by more, 14.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 20.1 points per game. He scored 16.54, 17.7% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1LV24-1923.2604130%100%
2KC24-2723.4602130%99%
3JAX10-3812.5801710%100%
4HOU34-2421.104-520%100%
5CLE30-2814.42051310%100%
6DEN19-168.4202900%100%
7SEA23-3718.12-832222%100%
9ATL20-1712.101310%100%
10SF16-2212.04052210%95%
11KC27-3019.7-251723.4%100%
12ARI25-2428.76043830%100%
13LV20-2718.105710%100%
14MIA23-1719.4804810%100%
15TEN17-148.7201200%100%
16IND20-35.505100%100%
17LA31-1016.6801220%80%
18DEN28-3118.8202-120%81%

Production

Receptions2
Targets2
Receiving yards-10
Carries54
Rushing yards147
Touchdowns25
Points per game16.54
Yards per target-5
Catch rate100%
Yards per carry2.72

Role

Snap share97.35%
Target share0.32%
Air-yards share-0.32%
WOPR0.002

Efficiency

Average depth of target-7.5
Yards after catch per reception2.5
Yards before catch per reception-7.5
Total YAC5
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted79.2
Receiving EPA per game-0.16
Rushing EPA per game0.6

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share0.9%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share7.2%
Goal-line carry share10%
Expected receiving TDs0.45
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.45
Expected rushing TDs1.08

Who else ate

The offense threw it 711 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Austin Ekeler18.54%
Josh Palmer15.62%
Mike Williams13.58%
Keenan Allen12.99%
Gerald Everett12.7%
DeAndre Carter9.49%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 12.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 11.59 in those and 17.27 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · LAC · 17 games

His best game was Week 5 against CLE — 42.82 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 47-42. His worst was Week 6 against BAL at 11, on 0 targets, final score 6-34. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 9 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 24.4; in the 7 decided by more, 19.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 20.4 points per game. He scored 22.4, 10.5% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1WAS20-1613.3804-110%100%
2DAL17-2014.72041210%100%
3KC30-2430.84041640%100%
4LV28-1421.2803430%100%
5CLE47-4242.82042950%100%
6BAL6-3411021210%100%
8NE24-2713.8202920%100%
9PHI27-2431.64051430%100%
10MIN20-2712022210%100%
11PIT41-3734.28099030%100%
12DEN13-2819.72043620%100%
13CIN41-2225.2801630%100%
14NYG37-2124.9041930%93%
15KC28-3423.04051630%100%
16HOU29-4116.94041510%100%
17DEN34-1317.6804220%100%
18LV32-3527.4202130%100%

Production

Carries63
Rushing yards302
Touchdowns41
Points per game22.4
Yards per carry4.79

Role

Snap share99.59%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0.06
Rushing EPA per game0.66

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share15.6%
Goal-line carry share12%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs2.16

Who else ate

The offense threw it 673 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen23.97%
Mike Williams19.69%
Austin Ekeler14.35%
Jared Cook12.67%
Josh Palmer7.48%
Jalen Guyton7.33%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 14.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.99 in those and 24.4 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · LAC · 15 games

His best game was Week 7 against JAX — 38.48 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 39-29. His worst was Week 13 against NE at 4.36, on 0 targets, final score 0-45. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 10 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 11 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 21.9; in the 4 decided by more, 23.1. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 21.4 points per game. He scored 22.19, 3.6% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
2KC20-2322.24041820%100%
3CAR16-2114.7031510%100%
4TB31-3823051430%100%
5NO27-3027.3604840%100%
7JAX39-2938.48096640%98%
8DEN30-3121.22032130%100%
9LV26-3123.44052420%99%
10MIA21-2920.48041030%98%
11NYJ34-2827.74021130%100%
12BUF17-2716.4402-210%100%
13NE0-454.3600000%100%
14ATL20-1715.7200020%100%
15LV30-2727.96041430%100%
16DEN19-1616.72042610%100%
17KC38-2132.9806940%100%

Production

Carries55
Rushing yards234
Touchdowns36
Points per game22.19
Yards per carry4.25

Role

Snap share99.67%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game-0.02

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share16.7%
Goal-line carry share32%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs4.02

Who else ate

The offense threw it 627 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Keenan Allen24.34%
Hunter Henry15.4%
Mike Williams14.07%
Austin Ekeler10.76%
Jalen Guyton9.11%
Kalen Ballage4.47%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 15 games were blowouts, 11.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 18.67 in those and 21.87 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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