Keaton Mitchell — Week 5: A Third-Down Catch, 11 Rush Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
Mitchell ran 6 times for 11 yards and caught 3 of 4 targets for 18 yards against the Broncos, in a 23-17 home loss.
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Keaton Mitchell was useful as a receiver and stuck as a runner against the Broncos: 3 catches on 4 targets for 18 yards and +0.6 expected points added (EPA), but 6 carries for 11 yards and -2.2 EPA. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
His best snap kept the Chargers' touchdown drive alive. Down 10-3 midway through the third quarter, third and 2 at the Denver 39, he caught a short pass to the right for 6 yards and the first down: +1.2 EPA. One snap earlier he had taken a short pass 9 yards to the Denver 39. That drive ended in Justin Herbert's touchdown to Hayden Rucci.
The ground game went the other way. One of his 6 carries was successful, and the costliest lost 2 yards from his own 11 at 10-10 late in the third quarter: -1.0 EPA.
Through Week 4 he had 124 yards on 27 carries and a 44% success rate, plus 9 catches on 10 targets and a receiving touchdown.
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