The Chargers’ Week 2 setup has a clear split to it: uncertainty at receiver, and a possible lift at tackle.
Ladd McConkey was one of five Chargers players who did not practice Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s game against the Raiders, leaving the team with another question mark in a passing game that will already have to account for the absences around him. At the same time, the Chargers have reason to be encouraged up front, where Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater are listed as starters on the team’s unofficial depth chart and are trending toward being available for a divisional matchup at SoFi Stadium.
That contrast matters because the Chargers released their unofficial depth chart ahead of Week 2 of the 2026 regular season, giving the clearest snapshot yet of how they are organizing the lineup while the injury report takes shape. The depth chart lists Alt and Slater as the starting tackles, a notable development for a team trying to stabilize the edges of its offense while sorting through the receiver group.
McConkey’s absence is the most immediate concern. He was one of five players who did not practice Wednesday, and the injury report leaves the Chargers with less certainty at a position where timing and spacing matter from the first snap. The game against Las Vegas is set for Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. PT, and the Chargers will have to sort out their Week 2 plan with that receiver uncertainty still unresolved.
The encouraging part for Los Angeles is what is happening on the offensive line.
Alt and Slater both suffered season-ending injuries in 2025. Slater missed the entire campaign with a torn patellar tendon, while Alt was limited to six games by an ankle injury. Their return developments give the Chargers a chance to restore the pair at the same time, which is especially relevant in a matchup where the team may need more stability in protection if its receiver depth is being tested.
There is also a longer-term note attached to Slater’s return. The history of players coming back from patellar tendon injuries has not always been encouraging, and this is the second season-ending injury of Slater’s five-year career. That makes his availability and performance worth watching closely, even with the positive signs from Week 1.
So the Chargers head into a Week 2 divisional game with two different pictures at once: McConkey and other unavailable players creating uncertainty, and Alt and Slater offering the possibility of a sturdier front against the Raiders. Whether that balance is enough to carry them through Sunday at SoFi Stadium will be one of the main questions when kickoff arrives.