Ladd McConkey Week 5 Outlook - Commanders at Chargers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 2nd 2025, 1:05pm EDT

It's been a tough start to the season for Ladd McConkey as the WR54 in fantasy points per game. He has felt the target and usage squeeze weekly with Keenan Allen looking revitalized and Quentin Johnston stepping up as the team's clear WR1. McConkey looks like he's pressing too. The Chargers need to feed him a "get right" game. This could be that spot. McConkey has an 18.1% target share, 43.5 receiving yards per game (1.12 yards per route run), and a 23.6% first-read share. Washington has allowed the seventh-most PPR points per target and the fourth-most receiving yards per game to slot receivers (McConkey 62.8% slot). There's risk here because last week was another good spot for McConkey, and he did very little. The talent is still there, and the payoff could be as well in Week 5.