The Chargers have earned a day off after the ninth practice of Chargers Training Camp.
The Bolts held a 90-minute session in full pads Saturday evening and will be off Sunday.
Camp resumes Monday with a 10 a.m. practice at The Bolt.
Here is the Chargers Camp Report from Saturday's practice:
1. Davis keeps on shining
Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh brought up Derius Davis on his own Friday afternoon.
"Have you noticed Derius Davis showing up? He's showing up in a big way," Harbaugh said.
Davis then continued his recent surge in training camp by catching three touchdowns on Saturday evening.
The first one came from 15 yards out in a full-team, red-zone drill as Davis made a sliding catch in the back of the end zone on a pass from Justin Herbert.
And while Davis' first touchdown happened on the first play of a drill, it was the same scenario for his second score.
With the Bolts in a red-zone, 7-on-7 drill, Davis beat Ja'Sir Taylor in the back of the end zone on third-and-9 from the 19-yard line on a throw from Herbert.
Davis wasn't done, however, as he later caught a 4-yard touchdown on an out route against Eric Rogers. Davis' third touchdown came from Taylor Heinicke.
Davis' strong camp comes after he flashed as a receiver in the final month of the 2024 season.
Davis caught the first two touchdowns of his career in Weeks 16 and 17, and finished with 13 catches for 112 yards on the season.
"I think he's improved tremendously," Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman said after Saturday's practice. "During the season last year but also this offseason and training camp.
"We actually made that comment the other day, he's really becoming a route runner whereas before he was just a fast guy out there," Roman added. "He came from a wide-open type of offense at TCU, so there was some adaptation that needed to take place and he's doing really good job of it. He's a weapon out there."
Quentin Johnston also had a noteworthy moment when he caught a 25-yard pass from Herbert.
The Chargers were on the first play of an eventual red-zone drill, but the session ended after one play where Herbert dropped a dime to Johnston in the back of the end zone.
Undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Dalevon Campbell also flashed for the second day in a row.
Later in that same red-zone drill, the Chargers offense faced fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line. Down by four points with only seconds left, Harbaugh said, "Gotta have it," to the offense.
Heinicke lofted a fade ball to Campbell, who battled against Trikweze Bridges before securing the game-winning score.
2. Mack, Reed make big defensive plays
Khalil Mack did his thing again Saturday.
The future Hall of Famer wrecked a portion of practice, just as he did Tuesday down in San Diego.
Mack tallied a pair of sacks and a pressure and was in the backfield on a consistent basis Saturday night.
But the defensive play of the day came from undrafted rookie cornerback Nikko Reed, who is putting together a strong camp of his own.
A few minutes after Johnston's score, Herbert's group came back out on the field at the 25-yard line.
But that drill also ended after just one play as Reed picked off Herbert in the end zone while in coverage against Ladd McConkey.
Reed, who also had a pass breakup earlier in practice, later helped chase Heinicke out of bounds to stop him short on a fourth-and-1 scramble.
Other key defensive plays Saturday night included a tackle for losses from Derwin James, Jr. and Troy Dye.
3. Johnson works at center in pads
Zion Johnson got some valuable reps at center Saturday as he practiced there for the first time in pads.
Johnson and Bradley Bozeman had rotated at center and left guard through the first seven practices, with Johnson at center on the even days.
But Bozeman was at center on Friday (Day 8), meaning he was in the same spot for two days in a row.
Johnson, meanwhile, spent the past two days at left guard before moving to center on Saturday.
Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman said he came away encouraged from his initial impression.
"I thought he looked good, did some really good things," Roman said. "I'll have to look at the tape a little closer, but out there I thought he did well."
Of note: while Bozeman and Johnson have taken all of the first-team reps at center so far in camp, Roman said Andre James has made the competition a three-man race of late.
"Andre James is doing a really good job at center," Roman said. "To me, he's really elevated himself into the mix as well."
He later added: "We'll have some meetings and talk about it, but he's really showing some good stuff out there. Again, the best players are going to play."
Roman then expanded on why James has impressed him of late.
"He's doing a better job with the calls, running the offensive line as a new guy coming in," Roman said. "He was a little bit behind the other guys who have been in the system for a year, but also his presence and physicality, he does some good instinctual things, too."
