Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler popped up on Thursday's injury report with a hip injury.

The Chargers are coming off a bye, and Ekeler had no injury designation on Wednesday, so this appears to be a new injury for the Chargers star running back. A late-week injury is never good news, so fantasy managers will want to monitor Friday's final injury report carefully. Ekeler is our fourth-ranked running back for Week 8, thanks to a plus matchup against the New England Patriots. If he cannot go, the Chargers will be forced to deploy a committee consisting of Larry Rountree, Joshua Kelley, and Justin Jackson.

Chargers RB Austin Ekeler (hamstring) had a good practice Friday and looks good to go for Week 1 against Washington.

Ekeler returned to practice Friday after missing Wednesday and Thursday, and reportedly impressed at practice, seeming to allow the Chargers to give the green light to their star running back. Ekeler is currently our No. 21 running back in half-PPR.

Chargers RB Austin Ekeler is questionable to play Week 1 due to a hamstring injury, according to the team's official injury report.

It was Ekeler's first practice since injury reports had to be reported Wednesday. If Ekeler were to sit, Justin Jackson and Joshua Kelley would manage the running back work.

Los Angeles Chargers star running back Austin Ekeler is officially active for Thursday Night Football against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Ekeler is fresh off a 146 yards from scrimmage performance against the Atlanta Falcons and could be leaned on in the passing game with Mike Williams and Keenan Allen dealing with injury issues. Ekeler hauled in all nine of his targets in Week 14 and could see a similar workload against the Raiders. Ekeler is our third ranked running back for Week 15.

The Chargers listed running back Austin Ekeler and wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams as questionable for Thursday's game against the Raiders.

Ekeler and Allen should both play on Thursday after finishing Week 14's game and having their practice reps limited during the short week. Williams is a bigger question mark after he left last week's game and never returned. Williams should be considered a game-time decision tomorrow night while Ekeler and Allen appear closer to probable.

Wide receiver Keenan Allen (hamstring), running back Austin Ekeler (quad), tight end Hunter Henry (hip), and wide receiver Mike Williams (back) were listed as limited participants after being listed as out on Monday.

While it was only a walkthrough, it's good news for all four players who were listed has not being able to take part in Monday's practice.

The Chargers did not hold a practice on Monday because they played a game on Sunday, but their effort to hold a workout would have been hampered by the health of their roster as well.

The group is headlined by wide receiver Keenan Allen, who left Sunday’s win over the Falcons with a hamstring injury. Tight end Hunter Henry (hip) is also in the group. He left Sunday’s game for a brief period and returned to action. Also listed was Mike Williams and Austin Ekeler.

With a Thursday game against the Raiders on the docket, the Chargers were obligated to release an estimated practice report and it showed that 12 players would not have taken part in practice. The names above are obviously a pretty big chunk of the Bolts offense so it's worth monitoring over the next couple of days leading up to Thursday night to see how these guys progress. Williams is dealing with a back injury and Ekeler a quad.