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Chargers rule out Tre' Harris, Derwin James, and Joe Alt at Kansas City

Los Angeles listed five players out for Week 6, including Tre' Harris and Derwin James on hamstrings and left tackle Joe Alt with a neck injury. Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston are both off the injury report after full Friday practices.

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  • The Los Angeles Chargers ruled out five players for Sunday's Week 6 game at Kansas City, capping a short week that already thinned the secondary and the offensive line. Official game statuses from the club list wide receiver Tre' Harris (hamstring), safety Derwin James Jr. (hamstring), left tackle Joe Alt (neck), cornerback Donte Jackson (hamstring), and guard Kayode Awosika (fibula) as out.

  • Harris has not practiced since leaving the Week 5 loss to Denver with the hamstring injury. Coach Jim Harbaugh called him week to week earlier in the week, and the final report closes the door for Arrowhead. Fantasy managers who started him in weekly formats should sit him; the Chargers are on a bye in Week 7, so the next chance is Week 8.

    James has been dealing with the hamstring across recent weeks and is out again. That removes the centerpiece of Los Angeles' secondary against Patrick Mahomes. Jackson is also out with a hamstring, so the corner room is thin even with Elijah Molden cleared.

    Alt's neck issue kept him out of practice all week. Losing the left tackle raises protection questions for Justin Herbert against a Chiefs pass rush, and Awosika's fibula absence further squeezes the interior line.

    The clearer news for pass catchers is who came off the report. Ladd McConkey (foot) and Quentin Johnston (chest) both practiced fully Friday and carry no game designation. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (rib) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) are also off the report. KeAndre Lambert-Smith (hamstring) remains questionable after the club opened his 21-day practice window Wednesday.

    Six Chargers are questionable: linebacker Daiyan Henley (knee), edge Bud Dupree (neck), defensive linemen Jamaree Caldwell (knee) and Dalvin Tomlinson (hamstring), receiver Brenen Thompson (quad), and Lambert-Smith. Corner Rodney Shelley (hamstring) is doubtful.

  • Kickoff at Arrowhead is 4:25 p.m. ET. Kansas City is coming off its bye.

    What RSO owners should do now: bench Harris for Week 6 and plan around the Week 7 bye. Keep McConkey and Johnston in starting consideration after full Friday work. IDP managers should sit James. Watch Friday night and Sunday morning for any late elevation notes on Henley and Lambert-Smith, and treat Alt's absence as a Herbert protection downgrade rather than a skill-player swap.