Justin Herbert will start Thursday night's preseason finale against the Rams, Jim Harbaugh confirmed Tuesday morning.

The Chargers Head Coach also added the group of starters that will suit up will be similar to last week, but that Khalil Mack and Derwin James, Jr. will not play.

The Chargers first-team offense went three-and-out last week against the 49ers, and Harbaugh has an increased workload in mind for Thursday night.

"It's more a matter of plays to me. Specifically, about six to nine plays," Harbaugh said.

Herbert and the offense began with an Omarion Hampton run to the right that lost a yard before Herbert found tight end Charlie Kolar in the flat for a 9-yard gain. But Herbert's third-down pass intended for Ladd McConkey fell incomplete as the offense trotted off the field.

"Just want it to be crisp and clean," Harbaugh said about what he wants to see this week. "We got several things that we were working on offensively and we want to see those show up. We want to see improvement. Everybody doing what they're supposed to do."

He later added: "It's never perfect, but you want to see that level of crispness and execution, that's what you want to see the most."

Herbert made his preseason debut in 2025 against the Rams when he completed two of five passes on the first drive.

Herbert was a 2020 first-round pick but the NFL didn't have a preseason that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Herbert then didn't dress for any exhibition games from 2021 to 2023, and didn't play in 2024 because he was dealing with an injury to the plantar fascia in his right foot.

For more info on camp, check out the Chargers Training Camp Hub.