Since Quentin Johnston entered the NFL in 2023 as the Los Angeles Chargers ' first-round pick, he has struggled to meet the expectations of being a top pick.
Johnston's play has fluctuated between good and abysmal. His biggest flaw comes in drops, particularly in big moments. That first showed in his rookie season during the Week 11 matchup against the Green Bay Packers when he dropped a wide-open pass that would have put the Chargers in field goal range with 23 seconds left in the game. The Packers won, 23-20, and Los Angeles fell to 4-6.
It continued in his second season. In perhaps the Chargers' biggest game of the 2024 season, a Week 12 "Monday Night Football" matchup against the Baltimore Ravens , Johnston had one of the worst games of his career. He had five targets wit