The Jaguars may have to walk into Sunday’s matchup with the Colts without one of Trevor Lawrence’s pass-catching options. Jakobi Meyers has been battling hamstring and ankle issues this week, and his absence from Friday’s practice left him questionable for the game, according to ESPN’s Michael DiRocco.
“Jaguars WR Jakobi Meyers is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Colts. S Antonio Johnson is out,” DiRocco wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Meyers had been limited on both Wednesday and Thursday, so there is still a path for him to play. If he can’t go, Lawrence will need to keep leaning on the rest of the receiving group, something he has handled without much trouble this season.
That could mean a bigger role for Brian Thomas Jr., who has been circulating in trade chatter in recent weeks. For now, though, the reports around the league say Jacksonville is not showing any interest in moving him.
“The mercurial Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver is a first-round talent who is now in his second season as the subject of trade rumors,” Rapoport and Schefter wrote. “Jacksonville has shown no signs of engaging in trade talks, though teams are expected to ramp up calls closer to the deadline. Thomas didn't play in the second half last week against the Houston Texans, furthering speculation.”
Even with that noise hanging around, the Jaguars’ current reality is simple: if Meyers is out, Thomas may be needed more than ever. And with the way things can shift from week to week, that could still change fast.
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Jaguars May Have Found A Rookie Starter Fans Can't Ignore
The Jaguars have gotten an immediate return from Emmanuel Pregnon, the third-round pick who has stepped straight into the left guard job and handled it like a veteran. Through his first six games, he has been on the field for 382 offensive snaps and has yet to allow a sack, a strong early sign for a rookie who arrived with real expectations after earning first-team All-American honors at Oregon.
Sports Illustrateds Justin Melo recently ranked Pregnon as the top third-round rookie, pointing to the kind of early impact Jacksonville has been looking for up front. There have been some pressures and penalties along the way, which is hardly unusual for a first-year lineman, but the bigger picture is hard to miss: the Jaguars may have found a starter they can trust right away, and the rest of the season will show how far that trust can go. [Read more 🡒]
Brian Thomas Jr. Is Suddenly At Center Of A Jaguars Trade Idea
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For the Jaguars, the notion is especially striking because Thomas has quickly become the kind of player around whom teams build, not one they casually place into hypothetical deals. Nothing has been announced by either club, and this remains firmly in the realm of outside speculation, but the proposal is still notable because it shows how highly Thomas is valued and how much attention Jacksonvilles receiver room is drawing beyond its own building. [Read more 🡒]
Jaguars May Need One Bold Trade To Fix Their Biggest Weakness
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Players such as Payne and Ojomo are the kinds of names that make sense on paper because of their fit and contract situations, but this is still a matter of possibility rather than something concrete. For a Jaguars team trying to strengthen its front, the question is whether the right deal is out there and whether Jacksonville is ready to be aggressive enough to pull it off. [Read more 🡒]