The Los Angeles Chargers will be entering next season with new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. Wide receiver Quentin Johnston, who is playing on a fifth-year team option in 2026, said he is excited to play under McDaniel next season.
Johnston explained how McDaniel’s offensive scheme is a better fit for his play style. McDaniel focuses on the yards after the catch, which Johnston said was his strength in college at TCU.
“I feel like the scheme he has is set up for the yards after catch,” Johnston said, via the Chargers’ official site. “There’s not always a lot of room for that in this league but just showing us different angles and stuff to get to the ball after the catch and turning, going across field and doing different stuff in the plays he has built for us.
“In college, I was a big yard-after-catch guy so when he introduced some of those things to us during meetings and at practice, it lit me up a little bit,” Johnston said. “I’m really fired up about that.”
Johnston Expected to Have A Career Year in 2026
Both head coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert have said they expect big things from Johnston next season. Harbaugh said Johnston is on track to have a career year in 2026.
“It means a lot,” Johnston said about the praise he has received from the team. “With that validation comes a little relief for myself, a weight I have previous years on my shoulders about how I was playing and what’s going to come after that if I don’t change. Like I said, I’ve been working as hard as I can the past few years, end up getting that validation now.
“I got previous years of experience under my belt so I feel free, taking my time learning this playbook and just go out there freely and play football.”
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