Five players inactive
The Chargers will be without wide receivers Brenen Thompson and Theo Wease Jr., cornerback Deane Leonard, guard Kayode Awosika and safety Kendall Williamson in Week 9. All five are on the game-day inactive list. Leonard carried an Out game designation with a concussion, while Williamson was Out with a calf injury. Thompson, listed with quadricep and hamstring injuries, and Awosika, listed with a fibula injury, had been Doubtful. At the November 6 practice, Leonard and Awosika participated on a limited basis. Thompson and Williamson did not participate.
Four defenders active after full practices
Bud Dupree, Daiyan Henley, Donte Jackson and Rodney Shelley are active for Week 9. Each participated fully on November 6. Dupree was listed with an illness, Henley with a shoulder injury, and Jackson and Shelley with hamstring injuries. Khalil Mack also logged full participation, with his practice listing attributed to rest rather than an injury.
Other injury and reserve statuses
Tight end David Njoku and linebacker Denzel Perryman carried Doubtful designations in the practice and game report after limited participation. Njoku was listed with a fibula injury and Perryman with a pectoral injury. Both separately carry IR-R roster/injury-list labels. Justin Herbert, Ladd McConkey, Isas Waxter and Justin Eboigbe carry Questionable labels on the roster/injury list. Alec Ingold, Derwin James Jr., Rashawn Slater, Trevor Penning, Trey Lance, Trey Pipkins III and Tyler Biadasz are listed on IR.