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Quentin Johnston Los Angeles Chargers · #1

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 208 lbs · Temple, TX · Age 25

Quentin Johnston is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 21st overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 7 passes for 108 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 21st overall4-yr veteran
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Los Angeles Chargers · #1 · Wide Receiver
Quentin Johnston
Season avg7 rec · 108 yds · 0 td
Career avg151 rec · 1,985 yds · 18 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
7rec
108yds
0td
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Scouting report

Quentin Johnston — 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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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Quentin Johnston is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 21st overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 7 passes for 108 yards and 0 touchdown
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Receiving
A-
Big-play
C-
Scoring
B-
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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C+
Volume
Strong · offense
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A-
Big-play
Excellent · offense
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C-
Scoring
Solid · offense
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B+
Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Quentin Johnston 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: #381 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
222Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Quentin Johnston — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving
108 YDS
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A+
Volume
7 REC
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A-
Big-play
15.4 Y/R
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C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Quentin Johnston

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
30
rec
11–49
426
rec yds
175–677
4
td
1–7
54
targets
25–83
9
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 7 → projected 30 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+22.7
Age curve
+0.6
Net vs last season+23.3 rec
Everything it reads
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4 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 25 — 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: 15 / 14 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Quentin Johnston career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2023173843126711.3
2024155571189112.9
2025145173588514.4
2026 in progress · 4 games4710801915.4
Career501511,98518262
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
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Quentin Johnston

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

2001-09-06

The beginning

Quentin Johnston is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 4th NFL season.

Los Angeles Chargers

Turning pro

Drafted 21st overall, 2023 as a Wide Receiver.

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Quentin Johnston is a Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver, drafted 21st overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 151 passes for 1,985 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 7 passes for 108 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
208 lbs
Draft
21st overall, 2023
Born
Temple, TX
Age
25
Jersey
#1
Background

Quentin Johnston is from Temple, TX and is 25 years old. He was drafted 21st overall, 2023 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 208 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 151 passes for 1,985 yards and 18 touchdowns. Johnston is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Quentin Johnston is a rotational receiver who has caught 151 passes for 1,985 yards and 18 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving151 career catches, 1,985 yards, 18 touchdowns.
Best season51 catches for 735 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch13.1 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree21st overall, 2023.
Durability50 career games played.
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FAQ

Quentin Johnston — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Quentin Johnston, answered.

What position does Quentin Johnston play?
Quentin Johnston is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers.
When was Quentin Johnston drafted?
Quentin Johnston was drafted 21st overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Quentin Johnston played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Quentin Johnston's career stats?
He has caught 151 passes for 1,985 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Quentin Johnston 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
WR2
behind the starter
Snap share
80%
of offensive snaps
Target share
16%
WOPR 0.40

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
36
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 11
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
8
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 Quentin Johnston'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
7
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk16 · Groin (Questionable)2025 Wk15 · Groin (Questionable)2025 Wk14 · Shoulder2025 Wk11 · Shin (Questionable)2025 Wk7 · Hamstring2025 Wk6 · Hamstring (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 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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