2024 Player Outlook
Hayden Hurst had a scary 2023 after a head injury led to post-traumatic amnesia which landed him on season-ending injured reserve. There was speculation on whether he would play again or not before he inevitably signed a contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. That reuinites him with former offensive coordinator Greg Roman as the prime pass-catching tight end candidate for Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert. Reports from early team activities have been good in terms of Hursts involvement in the passing game so he could be a sneaky late round pick in fantasy drafts if you miss out on upside early on. Donald Parham and Will Dissly are primarily inline blocking tight ends while Hurst has a lot more experience than Stone Smartt.
Player News
Hayden Hurst (hip) is active for Week 16 against the Broncos.
Hurt will be playing for the first time since the end of November after being placed on injured reserve with his hip injury He isn’t likely to be a major fantasy contributor, but with Will Dissly (shoulder) inactive, it could open up some snaps/targets. The remaining inactives for the Chargers are CB Cam Hart S Elijah Molden LB Shaquille Quarterman OL Brenden Jaimes OL Jordan McFadden and QB Easton Stick (emergency QB)
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Hayden Hurst is expected to be activated from injured reserve and play on Thursday night against the Broncos.
Hurst was placed on injured reserve with a hip injury in late November. He was designated for return early this week and has been listed as a full participant ever since. Hurst caught just seven passes for 65 yards before going down and won’t have any fantasy viability.
Chargers placed TE Hayden Hurst (hip) on injured reserve.
He’ll be out at least four weeks. Hurst has not played a real role for the Chargers since Week 4, with just 24 snaps combined in Weeks 6-10 and a few inactives over that span as well. If for whatever reason you were holding on to him, he’s an easy fantasy football drop.
Chargers TE Hayden Hurst (hip) ruled out for Week 12 against the Ravens.
Hurst was added to the team’s injury report Friday with a new hip injury after playing only 24 combined offensive snaps since Week 6 while dealing with multiple injuries. Will Dissly will maintain his primary tight end role for the Chargers against a Baltimore pass defense allowing 10.8 fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends.
DFS Last 5
Week | Date | Opponent | Pts |
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18 | Jan 5th | @Raiders | |
17 | Dec 28th | @Patriots | |
16 | Dec 20th | Broncos | 1.8 |
15 | Dec 15th | Buccaneers | |
14 | Dec 9th | @Chiefs | |
13 | Dec 1st | @Falcons |