Brenden Rice

Palmer was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before being listed as questionable on Friday, presumably after another limited session. Palmer was a mainstay in the Chargers' receiver rotation last week before being ejected at the top of the fourth quarter. He would rank as a WR4 if active. Rookie Brenden Rice was a healthy scratch in Week 1 but could make the gameday roster if Palmer can't suit up.

Vidal and fellow rookie Brenden Rice headline Chargers inactives for the team's Week 1 game against the Raiders. The Chargers backfield should be spearheaded by JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards while offseason addition Hassan Haskins is also on hand to spell the top duo.

Chark has been out of practice this week while dealing with a hip issue. He still has a few days to get back on the field, but it looks like the veteran receiver may be forced to miss Week 1 against the Raiders. Chark played ahead of Quentin Johnston in camp, so this injury could leave the door open for the former first-round pick to see an uptick in routes in Week 1. Day Three rookie Brenden Rice is also worth stashing in dynasty formats.

Thanks to one of the more confusingly-worded tweets we've ever seen, we initially thought Rice was cut. It is still an inexcusable error. Please accept our apologies. Despite being a seventh-round draft pick who posted 791 yards on 45 catches in college in 2023, Rice has earned his way onto the Chargers' 53-man roster. While it's easy to point to his father being Jerry Rice as a reason for that, Rice has looked like an NFL wide receiver during the preseason; however, he's likely not higher than fourth on the depth chart right now and will need to work his way into earning enough targets to be fantasy relevant.

Despite being a seventh-round draft pick who posted 791 yards on 45 catches in college in 2023, there was a lot of love for Rice in deep league and best ball formats due to his father being Jerry Rice. Unfortunately, those bloodlines were not enough to keep Rice on the Chargers' 53-man roster. He will look to latch onto a practice squad somewhere and fight his way onto a roster.