Overview
- Joe Alt (ankle) is out for Week 6, with Austin Deculus expected to start at left tackle.
- Right tackle Trey Pipkins III (knee) is also out, and Jamaree Salyer is questionable after a setback in practice.
- If Salyer cannot play, veteran Bobby Hart could be elevated from the practice squad to start at right tackle; he has not appeared in a regular-season game since 2022.
- The working configuration projects Deculus, Zion Johnson, Bradley Bozeman, Mekhi Becton, and Salyer or Hart on the right side.
- Justin Herbert has faced the NFL’s highest pressure through five games, and Miami’s edge rushers Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips pose the next challenge as Jim Harbaugh declined to name starters Friday.