Injury alert
Questionable — foot injury
Practice: Limited in practice — foot injury
Updated Fri 4:41 PM ET · Est. return Oct 4 · Source: ESPN injury report · Practice: NFL official injury report, week 4 (via nflverse)
Is Ladd McConkey playing this week?
QuestionableLadd McConkey is listed as Questionable for the week 4 game at the Seattle Seahawks (foot injury). Questionable means the status is uncertain, and it usually settles closer to game day.
Estimated return: Oct 4.
Official practice report (week 4): Limited in practice, foot injury.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 4:25 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:42 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
Full Chargers game status: Questionable S Derwin James Jr. (Hamstring) QB Trey Lance (Groin) WR Ladd McConkey (Foot) S Elijah Molden (Hamstring) CB Donte Jackson (Concussion) Out LG Kayode Awosika (Fibula) TE Charlie Kolar (Forearm) WR Brenen Thompson (Quadricep) DT Dalvin
Kris Rhim @krisrhim1 · 1d ago · View on X
Ladd McConkey (foot) is officially questionable for Sunday’s game against Seattle
Kris Rhim @krisrhim1 · 1d ago · View on X
Ladd McConkey (foot) listed questionable for Week 4.
Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 1d ago · View on X
Don’t see Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey (foot) at practice. He popped up on the injury reported yesterday with the foot injury and was limited.
Kris Rhim @krisrhim1 · 2d ago · View on X
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Questionable — foot injury.
Why we say bench
- Projected 5.1 points, #71 among WRs this week, outside the top 36.
- Questionable — foot injury.
- Official practice report: Limited in practice, foot injury. If active, about 7.8 points; the projection is discounted for the chance of not playing.
- SEA's defense has allowed 18% fewer points to WRs than the league average.
- LAC's offense is expected to score only about 18 points, a tough scoring spot.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 10.1 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~18 pts
- Vegas line
- LAC underdogs by 7
- Game total
- 42.5
- SEA vs WRs
- 18% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 88%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
24
Height
6'0"
Weight
185 lb
College
Georgia
Experience
2 seasons
Draft
2024 · Pick #34 (LAC)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 94.4?
McConkey's grade is driven by how much value he created on each target: his expected points per play ranks 4th of 62 receivers, and he succeeded on 73% of targets. That came against easier-than-average defenses, which the grade accounts for. The sample is small, just 15 targets in 3 games.
Lifting the grade
- +0.992 expected points per target, 4th of 62 WRs, even after the adjustment for easier defenses
- 73% success rate on targets (a play that keeps the offense on track), 4th of 62
- Week 3 at Buffalo: a 19-yard catch on 3rd and 15 from Herbert was worth +2.9 expected points
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
1.128
Success rate
73%
WPA (sum)
0.53
Opponent adj.
-0.135
Plays graded
15
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.7 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | +1.6 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.