Chargers rookie Tre Harris has quietly started his massive breakout

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Los Angeles Chargers fans were extremely hyped about the team selecting wideout Tre Harris in the second round of the draft this year. 

Harris has had a quiet start to his career…but the breakout signs are there. 

During the Chargers’ win over the Miami Dolphins in Week 6, Harris caught four of his five targets for 24 yards. That matched Keenan Allen, though isn’t really the overarching point here. 

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One only needs to read between the lines to see the breakout for Harris has arrived. Or heck, read the lines, too. 

Speaking with reporters this week, Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh revealed that Harris has “exceeded expectations” and actually graded out as the team’s highest-graded player at his position on their own internal metrics. 

Then there’s Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert: 

shoutout tre' pic.twitter.com/3bZexUM4Ib

— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) October 15, 2025

Or the film on Harris, which shows the growing trust: 

Tre Harris (55th overall pick) - little quiet as a target in pass game (11 targets, 7 catches)... but you're seeing Harbaugh trust him a ton in the run game last week. He's the 22-personnel X. And doing some unique roles like leading into hole, cutting backside DEs, etc pic.twitter.com/uuI1aiBt6p

— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) October 15, 2025

Harris only has seven catches in six pro games so far, which isn’t what Chargers fans had exactly envisioned for him before the season 

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But when the Chargers drafted Harris, the idea was he would get to learn from the likes of Mike Williams while developing. Instead, it’s Allen, Ladd McConkey and a suddenly surging Quentin Johnston in front of him on the depth chart. 

For the Chargers, though, call it a good problem to have. Harris will continue to get these developmental reps all over formations while clearly starting to realize some of that potential that should have Chargers fans very excited about the future.

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