Jaguars WR hits one other setback after being dominated inactive for Week 10
Jacksonville Jaguars large receiver Brian Thomas Jr.’s second NFL season has had its share of downs, and he hit one other snag on Friday.
Per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Jaguars have dominated Thomas (ankle) inactive for Week 10’s divisional recreation in opposition to the Houston Texans. He suffered a excessive ankle sprain in final Sunday’s 30-29 additional time win over the Las Vegas Raiders and was restricted to lining up on 52 of the workforce’s 80 offensive snaps. (h/t Professional Soccer Focus)
Damage one other setback in irritating second 12 months for Jaguars’ Brian Thomas Jr.
Thomas completed the Week 9 win with three receptions for 55 yards. After recording 1,282 receiving yards as a rookie final season, Thomas is on a 17-game tempo of 892.5 receiving yards this 12 months. He is but to cross the 100-yard mark in a recreation in 2025 after doing so 4 instances in 2024, together with in three of his final 4 video games.
The 2024 first-round choose (No. 23 total) received off to a tough begin over his first three video games in 2025, catching simply seven of 25 targets for 115 yards. He is fared higher in 5 video games since, hauling 23 receptions on 35 targets for 305 yards and a landing, however has but to morph again into his 2024 type. The ankle damage will not assist.
It is one other blow to the Jaguars’ receiving corps. Rookie first-rounder Travis Hunter suffered a knee damage on Oct. 30 and is on injured reserve. Jacksonville improved its depth on the place earlier than the Nov. 4 commerce deadline, nevertheless, by buying Jakobi Meyers from the Las Vegas Raiders. Meyers notched his first 1,000-yard season final 12 months and has 33 receptions for 352 yards in seven video games this season.
Meyers will be part of Parker Washington and Dyami Brown as the highest choices within the move recreation for quarterback Trevor Lawrence in a troublesome matchup in opposition to a stout Texans secondary led by 2024 first-team All-Professional cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.
Washington, a 2023 sixth-rounder, had season-highs in receptions (eight) and yards (90) final Sunday, whereas Brown, who signed a one-year, $10 million free-agent contract final offseason, ought to have an expanded position after starting the season as a bit participant.
The Texans (3-5) have the league’s high scoring protection (15.1 factors per recreation) and rank No. 4 in opposition to the move (177.5 yards per recreation). The unit can also be third in interceptions (9) whereas giving up the fourth-fewest passing touchdowns (eight). Per Professional Soccer Reference, Houston’s protection has restricted quarterbacks to an NFL-worst 56.9 p.c completion price.
The Jaguars (5-3) might use their complete artillery in opposition to a formidable secondary. As an alternative, they will have to attend one other week to see if Thomas will lastly arrive.
