Titans at Jaguars Final Injury Report: Cornerback Trouble

We have the final injury reports including designations for Sunday’s game. Let’s dive in to see where both teams are at…

Titans

PlayerWednesdayThursdayFridayStatus
CB Breon Borders (Hip)DNPDNPDNPOUT
WR A.J. Brown (Ankle)DNPDNPFull
T Dennis Kelly (Knee)DNPDNPFull
CB Adoree Jackson (Knee)LimitedLimitedLimitedOUT
C Ben Jones (Knee)LimitedFullFull
G Rodger Saffold (Ankle)LimitedFullFull
TE Jonnu Smith (Knee)LimitedFullFull
RB Darrynton Evans (Hamstring)FullFullFull
OLB Derick Roberson (Hip)LimitedDNPQUESTIONABLE

THOUGHTS

As we anticipated in yesterday’s report, Breon Borders and Adoree Jackson are officially OUT for Sunday. Derick Roberson is listed as questionable, but given that he didn’t practice Friday, I’d guess he doesn’t suit up this weekend.

The cornerback depth will be sorely lacking for Tennessee. Malcolm Butler will of course start on the outside, but with no Jackson or Borders and Kristian Fulton still not ready to return, it’s unknown who will start across from Butler. Desmond King is mostly a slot player, as is rookie Chris Jackson, activated earlier this week from the Reserve/COVID list. It’s looking like it’ll be Tye Smith across from Butler. It could be a long day for the Titans’ secondary.

On the bright side, we have a clean bill of health for everyone else, with Ben Jones and Rodger Saffold turning in back-to-back full practices after being limited for a few weeks now. Jonnu Smith and Darrynton Evans appear ready to return after missing varying levels of action. It’ll be Evans first game since Week 5, and Titans fans everywhere are curious to see what kind of impact he can have if he is indeed part of Sunday’s active gameday roster.

Jaguars

PlayerWednesdayThursdayFridayStatus
TE Tyler Eifert (Shoulder)DNPLimitedLimitedQUESTIONABLE
OL Brandon Linder (Ankle)DNPDNPDNPOUT
LB Dakota Allen (Hamstring)LimitedLimitedFull
LB Kamalei Correa (Hamstring)LimitedLimitedLimitedQUESTIONABLE
RB Nathan Cottrell (Knee)LimitedLimitedFull
CB Sidney Jones (Achilles)LimitedLimitedLimitedQUESTIONABLE
CB Greg Mabin (Hamstring)LimitedLimitedLimitedQUESTIONABLE
RB James Robinson (Knee)LimitedLimitedLimited
WR Laviska Shenault (Thumb)LimitedLimitedFull

THOUGHTS

As expected, the Jaguars remain relatively healthy — at least for players on the active roster. DE Josh Allen, CB C.J. Henderson, CB D.J. Hayden, RB Chris Thompson, and a number of other players are currently on Injured Reserve.

But for the players available, it seems Tyler Eifert is on track to play despite his questionable tag. Brandon Linder, as expected, as been ruled out. Former Titans Kamalei Correa and Greg Mabin are also questionable, as is Jacksonville’s top available corner, Sydney Jones.

Despite limited participation all week, James Robinson is good to go for Sunday. So are fellow rookie Laviska Shenault, backup running back/special teamer Nathan Cottrell and linebacker Dakota Allen.

Author: Justin GraverPerhaps best known as @titansfilmroom on Twitter, Justin Graver has been writing and creating content about the NFL and the Tennessee Titans for nearly a decade as a longtime staff writer (and social media manager) for the SB Nation site Music City Miracles. Although JG no longer writes for Broadway Sports, his Music City Audible podcast with co-host Justin Melo continues.

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