Brenden

Jaimes

Hurt will be playing for the first time since the end of November after being placed on injured reserve with his hip injury He isn’t likely to be a major fantasy contributor, but with Will Dissly (shoulder) inactive, it could open up some snaps/targets. The remaining inactives for the Chargers are CB Cam Hart S Elijah Molden LB Shaquille Quarterman OL Brenden Jaimes OL Jordan McFadden and QB Easton Stick (emergency QB)

Jaimes (6'6/300) was a fixture on the Nebraska offensive line, holding team records for starts by a true freshman (9) and consecutive starts by an offensive lineman (40). In addition to being named the Nebraska offensive MVP in 2019, the Austin, Texas native was awarded Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten status from 2018-2020. The versatile OL started at both right tackle and left tackle for the Cornhuskers. He is being projected as a fourth-sixth round prospect for NFL Draft purposes and could settle in as a backup swing tackle if things break right.

Jaimes (6'6/300) went down injured in Saturday’s win over NIU and was subsequently replaced by Broc Bando at left tackle. While it’s not immediately clear whether Jaimes will be available for Saturday’s game against Illinois, that he was able to practice on Wednesday is a positive sign as kickoff nears.

The starting left tackle Jaimes (6'6/300) was replaced by Broc Bando, a native of Lincoln, Neb. The team is already a little thin at tackle with fifth-year senior T Christian Gaylord (knee) done for the season with a torn ACL. Bando has just true freshman Bryce Benhart backing him up, so hopefully Jaimes can return sooner rather than later for Big Red.