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DE · #52 · Los Angeles Chargers · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

Khalil Mack

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2014 · R1 P5
  • EXP 12 seasons
  • AGE 32 and over
  • DEPTH SLB1
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, Khalil Mack was an OLB for LAC, age 35.5, 12 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 71% of snaps; his line was 3 tackles a game, 0.4 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 153 games (postseason included) over 10 seasons with 9 Pro Bowls, 3 first-team All-Pro and 1 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 16 episodes (knee 3, ankle 2, back 2), 1 of them reaching OUT, 6 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an arm injury in 2025 week 7.

The full read

In short

In short

Khalil Mack is a starter at strong-side linebacker for LAC — 79% of the snaps in his best week of 7. In week 9 he did not practise, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report.

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

Practice in week 9

ThuWed
FPdated Fri Nov 6DNPdated Fri Nov 6

Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game3.0 range 1.0–6.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Sacks / game0.4 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games · above most of his peers

  • Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Snap share70.6% range 65–79

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 68%wk 1
  2. 67%wk 2
  3. 74%wk 3
  4. 67%wk 4
  5. 79%wk 5
  6. 74%wk 6
  7. 65%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202670

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 1Not injury related8—
2025 · wk 15Not injury related5—
2025 · wk 10Not injury related2—
2025 · wk 7arm1Questionable
2024 · wk 13Not injury related4—
2024 · wk 10groin3Questionable
2024 · wk 2Not injury related5—
2023 · wk 3Not injury related11—
2022 · wk 10Not injury related4—
2021 · wk 5chest1Questionable
2021 · wk 4foot6Out
2021 · wk 1groin1Questionable
2020 · wk 14shoulder5Questionable
2020 · wk 13back1Questionable
2020 · wk 8ankle1Questionable
2020 · wk 7back1Questionable
2020 · wk 1knee5Questionable
2018 · wk 7ankle4Questionable
2017 · wk 12Not injury related5—
2017 · wk 2Not injury related1—
2017 · wk 1knee1—
2015 · wk 14knee4Probable
2015 · wk 9hamstring1Probable
2015 · wk 4hip1Probable
2014 · wk 17hamstring1Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 16 episodes · plus 9 not injury related · 82 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×3

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Denzel PerrymanLBLTDteam's wordDoubtful
David NjokuTELTDteam's wordDoubtful
Derwin JamesSUNKteam's wordIR
Kayode AwosikaGLTDteam's wordDoubtful
Deane LeonardCBLTDteam's wordOut
Kendall WilliamsonSDNPteam's wordOut
Theo Wease Jr.WRUNKteam's wordOut
Brenen ThompsonWRDNPteam's wordDoubtful

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleOLB1 · 71% snaps
Season2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Per game3 tackles · 0.4 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career10 seasons · 153 games before 2026
Honors9× Pro Bowl · 3× first-team All-Pro · 1× second-team All-Pro
Injuries16 episodes · last: arm, 2025 wk 7
Bioage 35.5 · 12 seasons' experience · drafted round 1

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Khalil Mack, a linebacker, has taken the most snaps in that role over the last four weeks. He is on this week’s watch list because he is on the club report. The club has named it not injury related, a resting player, and he did not participate in practice Thursday or Friday. The final practice mark is DNP, the trend is flat, and he sat the last game.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleLB, defenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksmost snapsR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch liston this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubNot injury related - resting playerthe club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayDid Not Participate In Practice (Not injury related - resting player)the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice FridayDid Not Participate In Practice (Not injury related - resting player)the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.finalDNPthe club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.trendflatthe club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games7R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7156R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.styleconservativeR2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.783R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2025placed week 3, activated week 7R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
PositionOLBnflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Years of experience12nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
CollegeBuffalonflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Draftedround 1, pick 5, LV 2014nflverse draft_picks · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Height (inches)75R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)269R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week35.7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: arm1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: groin1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Fri Nov 6 · 8:15 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at strong-side linebacker — 79% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chartfirst at strong-side linebacker
Snaps played71% a week on average over 7 weeks, 79% at his highest
Build6 ft 3 in · 269 lb
CollegeBuffalo
Drafted2014, round 1 pick 5, by LV
Age32 and over at the season's start
Experience12 seasons

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 9.