Evan Engram

Thomas Jr. is still getting imaging done, but the early indications are that the Jaguars should be prepared to be without him for the short-term. It's possible the injury is bad enough to place him on IR. Jacksonville's receiving room is in shambles after losing both Thomas Jr. and Christian Kirk to injury against the Packers, leaving Parker Washington, Tim Jones, and Evan Engram as the primary receivers. Engram should be the fantasy priority in any leagues where he's available, while Washington has shown enough juice to perhaps be a FLEX play while Thomas Jr. is down.

Jags wideout was on the trade market #Jaguars WR Christian Kirk suffered a broken collarbone today, per source. Expected to miss the rest of the season. (Tom Pelissero on X) FF Today's Take: Rumors surrounding a potential trade involving Kirk had been circulating this week. This injury will obviously prevent any deal from happening. The Jags used both of their tight ends in the passing game today including backup Brenton Strange (5-59-0) who saw 5 targets. The passing game will continue to focus on Brian Thomas Jr and TE Evan Engram moving forward.

Engram's touchdown was a fourth-quarter 14-yarder where he skied over Keisean Nixon for an end zone high point. It's surprising Engram didn't stack more targets and catches, as Gabe Davis (shoulder), Brian Thomas Jr. (chest) and Christian Kirk (shoulder) all departed with injury. "How much can he handle" will be the Week 9 story for Engram against the Eagles, though he will be a high-end TE1 regardless of how many of his receiver teammates suit up.

Engram has caught 15-of-15 targets over the last two weeks and should remain hot as a locked-in TE1 against the Packers. His hamstring is as healthy as it's been since Week 1 and he remains a favorite of Trevor Lawrence.

Engram has finally graduated to Full Participant status and can be expected to handle his typical, high-volume workload against the Packers. As long as he remains setback-free this week, he should be off of the injury report entirely in Week 9.