Chargers’ Quentin Johnston after game-ball performance: ‘It takes some people some time’ … I was one of them

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Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston had about as bad a rookie season imaginable. The 2023 first-round pick played 65% of the team’s snaps, but managed just 38 receptions for 431 yards and two touchdowns — even after the Chargers lost Mike Williams for the season and then Keenan Allen for the home stretch. 

He earned a target only 13.8% if the time he went out on a route, according to Tru Media, the eighth-lowest mark among the 80 wideouts who had at least 50 targets. His 0.89 yards per route run average also ranked 75th among that same group of players.

Johnston is off to a better start to his sophomore campaign, with eight catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns through the season’s first two weeks. His five grabs for 51 yards and two scores against the Panthers this past week marked the best single-game line of his career to date. The five catches tied his career high, the 51 yards were…

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Author : Jared Dubin

Publish date : 2024-09-17 15:50:38

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