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Justin Herbert Los Angeles Chargers · #10

Quarterback · 6' 6", 236 lbs · Eugene, OR · Age 28

Justin Herbert is a Quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 6th overall, 2020. In 2026 he passed for 816 yards with 4 touchdowns against 6 interceptions.

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Season avg816 pass yds · 4 td · 6 int
Career avg25,636 pass yds · 167 td · 64 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
816yds
4td
6int
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Scouting report

Justin Herbert — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Efficiency
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Scoring
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Passing volume
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Efficiency
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Scoring
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Accuracy
Solid · offense
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Ball security
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Justin Herbert stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #870 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
957Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Justin Herbert — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Passing
816 YDS
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Efficiency
70.6 RTG
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
4 TD
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F
Ball security
6 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Justin Herbert

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
2226
pass yds
1005–3448
14
td
5–23
8
int
4–12
83.6
rating
71.2–96.1
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 816 → projected 2226 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+1479.3
Age curve
-68.9
Net vs last season+1410.5 pass yds
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 16 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Justin Herbert career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20201566.64,336311098.3
20211765.95,014381597.7
20221768.24,739251093.2
20231365.13,13420793.2
20241765.93,870233101.7
20251666.43,727261394.1
2026 in progress · 4 games459.78164670.6
Career9925,63616764
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Chargers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
57off index
85def index
+8net
54%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C- (57), defense B+ (85) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 29, pass rush 70, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #58 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Justin Herbert

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-03-10

The beginning

Justin Herbert is a Quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 7th NFL season.

Los Angeles Chargers

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2020 as a Quarterback.

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Justin Herbert is a Los Angeles Chargers quarterback, drafted 6th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has thrown for 25,636 yards and 167 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 816 yards with 4 touchdowns and a 70.6 rating in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
236 lbs
Draft
6th overall, 2020
Born
Eugene, OR
Age
28
Jersey
#10
Background

Justin Herbert is from Eugene, OR and is 28 years old. He was drafted 6th overall, 2020 and plays quarterback at 6' 6", 236 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has thrown for 25,636 yards and 167 touchdowns. Herbert is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Justin Herbert is a franchise-level starting quarterback who has thrown for 25,636 yards and 167 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Passing production25,636 career passing yards with 167 touchdowns and 64 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 5,014 yards and 38 TDs in 2021.
Ball securityA 2.6:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree6th overall, 2020.
Durability99 career games played.
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FAQ

Justin Herbert — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Justin Herbert, answered.

What position does Justin Herbert play?
Justin Herbert is a Quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers.
When was Justin Herbert drafted?
Justin Herbert was drafted 6th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Justin Herbert played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Justin Herbert's career stats?
He has thrown for 25,636 yards and 167 touchdowns.
Justin Herbert career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB1
listed starter
Snap share
100%
of offensive snaps
Target share
1%
WOPR 0.02
Rush share
16%
of team carries
Listed as the starter (QB1) on the current depth chartEvery-down role (100% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs ARI
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
35
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs ARIW2 vs LVW3 @ BUFW4 @ SEAW5 vs DENW6 @ KCW7 · BYEW8 @ LAW9 vs HOUW10 @ BALW11 vs NYJW12 vs NEW13 @ TBW14 @ LVW15 vs SFW16 @ MIAW17 vs KCW18 @ DEN

Each week grades Justin Herbert's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2020
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk19 · Hand2025 Wk18 · Hand2025 Wk17 · Hand2025 Wk16 · Hand2025 Wk15 · Hand2025 Wk14 · Hand (Questionable)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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