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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston might be surprising fantasy football players with his start to the season. “I said when I first got here that he’s got immense talent, and it’s great to see him starting to tap into it and realize it,” offensive coordinator Greg Roman said this week. “It’s a better start than last …

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Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh loves the potential of wide receiver Quentin Johnston. He hasn’t been at all in my eyes.” Herbert praised Johnston, highlighting his great attitude, effort and positive presence, and also noting the team expects big things from him. “He’s going to be a problem for people,” Harbaugh said. “I’ve been nothing but happy with Q.” Johnston is …

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Sanjay Lal’s first bit of coaching to Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston didn’t have to do with route running or hand placement when vying with a cornerback while being covered. Okay, if I take a day off here, it’ll correlate or wind down into a game like that, which I do not want again.” …

Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston wants more memories like this, when he caught a touchdown pass last season. “ pull it up real quick,” he explained, “kind of got mad at myself again.” Johnston called the drop “just straight-up unacceptable” as he tries to rebound under the Chargers’ new coaching staff and in a vastly altered wide receiver environment. “Even through …

For all the things that went wrong Sunday, the Chargers still had a chance in the game’s final seconds — a chance that slipped through the hands of rookie wide receiver Quentin Johnston. I should have caught the ball.” Facing third and six at his 30-yard line, quarterback Justin Herbert fired a ball down the left sideline toward Johnston, who …

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Joshua Palmer stepped up in the four games veteran wide receiver Mike Williams missed for the Los Angeles Chargers last year. “It’s another chance to go out and show them again that they can trust and believe in me,” Palmer said Wednesday as the Chargers prepared for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. “I’m looking …

Wide receiver Mike Williams is helped off the field after suffering a left knee injury during the Chargers’ win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The Chargers will be without wide receiver Mike Williams for the reminder of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Now, he’s going to get a bigger opportunity.” Johnston …

Wide Receiver

Wide receiver Quentin Johnston stands among friends and family after being selected 21st overall by the Chargers in the NFL draft on Thursday night. 21 had the team’s decision-makers afterward using several variations of the word “explosive.” Quentin Johnston is a 6-foot-3, 208-pound wide receiver with quick feet, a notable burst and a history of making good things happen after …