Joshua Palmer

Week 10 vs. Tennessee Titans

With the targets so spread out by Justin Herbert, it's a little hard to trust Joshua Palmer week-to-week. He's third in the pecking order for targets and with so many mouths to feed being that far down makes things tough.

Palmer faces a Titans defense that is 3rd aFPA against receivers this year. A tough matchup combined with the spread-out offense makes Palmer really hard to trust this week. He's a flex option if you're desperate, but you can likely do better.

Week 8 vs New Orleans Saints

Without Quentin Johnston, the Chargers passing game was a bit more condensed last week. Even still, Joshua Palmer was still fourth in targets (5) behind Will Dissly (11), Ladd McConkey (7), and Simi Fehoko (6).

It will be interesting to see if Fehoko is still ahead of Palmer moving forward. The Saints are 14th aFPA against wide receivers so the matchup isn't as easy as last week, but it isn't impossible. Palmer is outside of the top-50 wide receivers this week and with no on bye you're likely only playing him in deeper formats.

Week 2 at Carolina Panthers

After logging limited practices Wednesday and Thursday, Palmer went DNP on Friday and was listed questionable. Usually that sort of practice progression doesn't work out well on Sunday's so stay tuned to inactives on Sunday morning.

If Palmer does play, he's a desperation flex play in a low-volume Chargers passing attack in a game he's unlikely to be fully healthy in.