Tre Harris Fantasy Overview

A Fantasy Non-Factor

Harris played all 17 games but barely registered for fantasy, finishing WR91 in total PPR points and WR93 in half-PPR.

He never topped 9.4 PPR points in a game, tallying only 6.7 and 4.8 points in the two games Quentin Johnston missed. Harris’ best weekly finish was WR38 in Week 16.

Limited Usage

Harris ranked fifth on the Chargers with a 7.4% target share and tied for sixth in route rate (44%).

Harris posted a modest 9.7-yard average depth of target (sixth among Chargers WRs). He caught only two of nine deep targets (20+ yards downfield) for 61 yards.

Efficiency Needs Major Work

Among 90 WRs with 40+ targets, Harris ranked:

• 51st in yards per target
• 70th in targets per route run
• 72nd in yards per route run

Harris also ranked 88th out of 110 qualifying WRs in ESPN’s open score, a measure of how well a receiver creates separation.

Buried on the Depth Chart

The Chargers landed 12th in total yards but only 20th in scoring. The passing game checked in 13th in attempts, 18th in yards, and 11th in TDs.

That’s a decent profile, especially factoring in the tough conditions around Herbert. OTs Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater combined to miss 28 games and factored heavily in the QB seeing a league-high 43.3% pressure rate.

Harris simply didn’t earn a big enough role, even after Mike Williams’ surprise retirement in July. Greg Roman settled on Keenan Allen, Ladd McConkey, and Quentin Johnston as his top three WRs.

An Injury-Free Rookie Season

Harris didn’t miss a game as a rookie. A groin injury cost him five games in 2024; a knee injury forced one absence in 2023.

A Departing Veteran Opens Up Targets

Allen’s departure frees up 122 targets, and Harris should absorb some of that even if he’s not a direct replacement.

The Chargers signaled belief in Harris’ Year 2 readiness by adding little to the WR corps.

McConkey returns after a down 2025 that produced sharp declines in yards per route run and targets per route run. Still, he’s a bounce-back candidate at only 24 with a breakout rookie season behind him.

Quentin Johnston returns in an outside role after posting a career-high 14.0 yards per catch last year, but he finished third-worst in a sample of 52 WRs in targets per route run.

Brenen Thompson arrived in Round 4 of the draft. He adds deep speed but looks headed for a limited role at 164 pounds.

The Chargers also added the kind of TE depth that could limit Harris’ snaps. Oronde Gadsden II flashed as a Round 5 rookie, David Njoku arrives after two injury-affected seasons, and Charlie Kolar gives the unit an effective blocker with some untapped receiving ability.

Harris needs big Year 2 growth to become more than a complementary target.

QB, O-line Are Assets

Harris benefits from the presence of Justin Herbert, who finished ninth in pass attempts and ninth in yards last season despite heavy pressure.

The O-line will bear watching after both OTs underwent offseason surgeries. LT Rashawn Slater and RT Joe Alt are at least on track to participate in training camp.

Harris Needs to Earn a Role For a New OC

Mike McDaniel enters Year 1 as the Chargers’ play-caller. His Miami units ranked 10th, seventh, ninth, and 21st in neutral pass rate. That’s comparable to the Chargers’ No. 14 finishes in both seasons under OC Greg Roman.

McDaniel’s scheme cuts both ways for Harris. Miami averaged a 33.25% fullback snap rate over four seasons, which could boost Harris’ target efficiency if he plays in heavier personnel, but the Dolphins used 3- and 4-WR sets just 53% of the time last year versus the Chargers’ 81%. Poor WR depth likely helped drive that split in Miami, but any move toward heavier sets in L.A. could still cap Harris’ route volume.