Ladd McConkey Stats Tonight: Chargers WR's receiving yards, touchdowns and more in Week 16 vs Broncos 

Ladd McConkey is looking like a frontrunner for Offensive Rookie of the Year. In the wake of the Los Angeles Chargers' loss of Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, he has emerged as the team's new WR1, displacing first-round sophomore Quentin Johnston in that role.

On Thursday, he and his fellow Bolts welcomed Bo Nix's Denver Broncos, looking to get the crucial ninth win that would put them in the "safe zone" of the playoff race. He entered the game with 873 yards to his name and another dominating performance would put him in the coveted domain of "thousand-yard rookies".

With that said, did both of those things happen? And what did his performance say about his future prospects?

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Ladd McConkey's stats tonight

This is how Ladd McConkey fared:

• Receptions/targets: 6/6
• Receiving yards: 87

He proved to be the hero of the game, being its best offensive weapon by a sizable margin despite not scoring a single touchdown. This performance firmly puts him within 900-yard territory; and with the Chargers still having two chances at hitting the ten-win threshold (at the Patriots and Raiders), expect him to play a key role in those games and hit four figures.

After the game, McConkey said:

(1:01) “I believed in myself. When I came out, I wanted to contribute. Whatever that looks like, I told (quarterback Justin Herbert), ‘Just give me the ball.’"

He was complemented on the ground by Gus Edwards, who showed why he initially had a good case to be the team’s RB1 early on, carrying the ball 14 times for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Hassan Haskins and Derius Davis were responsible for the other two touchdowns, both of which came in the air.

On defense, Joey Bosa managed to get one sack. But surprisingly, his partner Khalil Mack did not get the other, but rather journeyman Bud Dupree.

The game did not come with some low points, however. Just before halftime, Justin Herbert was intercepted just before the endzone by Kris Abrams-Draine. However, the defense did well enough to recover, forcing a punt that turned into a historic 57-yard fair catch field goal by Cameron Dicker after a penalty.

Herbert also ate two sacks in the game, but neither of them were from the fast-rising duo of Jonathon Cooper and Nik Bonitto.