EL SEGUNDO, Calif -- Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will make his preseason debut Saturday against the Rams. Harbaugh said he expects starters to play up to eight plays, but said not every starter will hit that number in the game, which will be the Chargers' third of the preseason.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is still establishing new firsts. When the Chargers take on the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, Herbert will start the first preseason game of his NFL career.

Justin Herbert is set to play in a preseason game for the first time in his career when the Los Angeles Chargers visit the Rams on Saturday. Herbert will be in for one or two series at SoFi Stadium, coach Jim Harbaugh said Thursday.