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Jags final injury report for Week 7: LB Myles Jack, safety Jarrod Wilson among players ruled out

The Jags will be without several starters, including LB Myles Jack.

The Jacksonville Jaguars ruled three players out for their Week 7 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Two of those players were starters in linebacker Myles Jack (ankle) and safety Jarrod Wilson (hamstring).

The other player who was ruled out was tight end Tyler Eifert (neck).

Both Jack and Wilson sustained their respective injuries last Sunday against the Detroit Lions, causing them to exit the game early. Replacing Jack was linebacker Dakota Allen while Brandon Watson was the player who replaced Wilson. Allen and Watson could also start against the Chargers, too, who could be a handful for the defense due to Justin Herbert having a hot hand.

The only other player to surface on the injury report was starting right guard A.J. Cann, who also exited Sunday’s game with a shoulder injury. He was replaced by rookie Ben Bartch, who also was on the injury report earlier in the week with a knee and foot injury. With Bartch cleared to go, he’ll be the player to start in Cann’s place if the veteran is unable to play.

Jaguars injury report for Thursday: Tyler Eifert, A.J. Cann downgraded from limited to DNP

Two key members for the Jags’ offense were downgraded on Thursday’s injury report, leaving their status for the final report in the dark.

The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t have many big changes on their injury report Thursday for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. However, the two most noteworthy ones were mostly on offense.

Starting guard A.J. Cann (shoulder) and No. 2 tight end Tyler Eifert (neck), were both downgraded from limited on Wednesday to non-participation on Thursday. It appears the Jags specifically could be gearing to go into Sunday’s game without Eifert after promoting rookie tight end Ben Ellefson from their practice squad. If Eifert can’t go, that would mean the Jags would have three tight ends available in Ellefson, Tyler Davis and veteran James O’Shaughnessy.

As for Cann, it looks like Friday will be an important day for him as well as the No. 2 guard behind him, Ben Bartch (foot, knee), who was on the report as a limited participant for the second-consecutive day.

There were several other key names to remain limited with Bartch who will be worth watching for on the final injury report. Those players were receivers DJ Chark Jr. (ankle) and Laviska Shenault (hamstring), defensive end Josh Allen (knee), linebacker Dakota Allen (foot), and guard Andrew Norwell (ankle).

Kicker Josh Lambo was also amongst the notables who were limited, but he’s set to make a return after being moved to the active roster Thursday. The team also released kicker Jon Brown, which pretty much solidified the veteran’s return.

Veteran defensive tackle Abry Jones (ankle) was placed on IR after being downgraded to non-participation Thursday. Fellow starter Myles Jack (ankle) also didn’t participate in Thursday’s practice, too, marking his second day of missing practice. In all probability that means he’s trending towards sitting Sunday’s game out, which means Dakota Allen would get the nod to start for him again if he’s not in the status column of the final report.

As for Jones, rookie DaVon Hamilton could get to start in his place for the second straight week.

Jags currently 7.5-point underdogs to Chargers

The Jags will be underdogs by a large margin as they travel to the west coast Sunday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be making their first trip to the west coast this week when they take on the Los Angeles Chargers. Oddsmakers will once again have them down as underdogs but this time it will be by a big 7.5-point margin, according to BetMGM.

The Jags will enter Sunday’s game trying to remove themselves from a five-game losing streak after losing to the Detroit Lions. The Chargers, on the other hand, will be coming off their bye (which could make them more dangerous) after last falling to the New Orleans Saints by a close score of 30-27.

The Jags are currently down as a +300 underdog on the money line, which means a $100 wager on the Jags would outright win $300. The over/under is set at 49.5.

The Jags and the Chargers are two teams who are well aware of each other, meeting 11 times. Sunday will mark their sixth meeting since 2014 and the Chargers will come into Week 7 with an 8-3 record against the Jags.

Of the meetings that have occurred since 2014, the Chargers have dominated the Jags winning four of five. Of course, one of those meetings took place last December in a game the Chargers won by a score of 45-10.

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