Team news: Las Vegas Raiders

Jaguars star CB/WR Travis Hunter underwent season-ending knee surgery, with eyes set on 2026. It was an LCL repair.

Related players: Brian Thomas Jr., Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington

He’s expected to return within 6 months to full football activities, the post went on to say. Hunter was already on IR after the injury. The Jags will hope for the return BTJ from an ankle injury to go along with newly-acquired Meyers as well as Washington. The move for Meyers makes a lot more sense now for the Jags.

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. will miss Sunday’s game vs. the Texans due to his high ankle sprain.

Related Players: Parker Washington, Jakobi Meyers, Dyami Brown

Lots of moving pieces in the Jaguars' WR room the past couple of weeks.

Jakobi Meyers could be thrust into a larger role than we would have assumed after just a few days with the team.

With Thomas missing Week 10, both Meyers and Washington could end up being desperation WR4 options, but against the Texans, you should hopefully have better options at your disposal.

Injury was added to insult for Geno Smith in the Raiders' Thursday night loss to the Broncos.

On a night in which nothing went right for Smith and the beleaguered Las Vegas offense, the quarterback suffered a quad contusion on the opening play of the fourth quarter during the team's 10-7 loss to Denver, although head coach Pete Carroll expressed postgame it shouldn't be a long-term issue.

Related Players: Kenny Pickett

This will presumably be labeled "day-to-day" for now, with Pickett the most likely starter should Smith be sidelined. Next up is the Cowboys defense, so whoever mans center will actually have some fantasy appeal.

Not at #Jaguars practice:

WR Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle)

CB Jourdan Lewis (neck)

TE Hunter Long (hip/back)

OL Ezra Cleveland (knee/ankle)

WR Dyami Brown (concussion protocol) was *not* in an orange penny

Dennis Gardeck (chest) was.

Related Players: Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington, Dyami Brown

Jakobi Meyers could be thrust into a larger role than we would have assumed after just a few days with the team.

If Thomas ends up missing Week 10, both Meyers and Washington could end up being desperation WR4 options, but against the Texans, you should hopefully have better options at your disposal.

Brian Thomas Jr. is dealing with a low-grade high ankle sprain but has a chance to play this week, per sources.

The Jags are banged up at WR with Travis Hunter now on IR. The team traded for Jakobi Meyers, but he may not be up to speed for a lot of snaps this week. BTJ has a chance to play this week, according to Schefter, but the second year WR hasn't exactly been productive, so he'll likely be a risky play even if he's a go. Hopefully the injury reports this week give us a better idea leading up to game time.

Brock Bowers will obviously see his targets increase, so should Michael Mayer.

The Raiders WR room isn't exactly a lot of household names, and with Bowers almost a WR anyway, having Mayer in the fold getting more work makes some sense. McFadden added in his post that, against Jacksonville, Mayer was targeted seven times for three catches and 26 yards last week, as Raiders utilized 12 personnel more than any game this season. This could be a theme going forward for the Raiders, making Mayer a guy to take a shot on and at least stash away for a few weeks to see if this theory pans out.

ESPN sources: Raiders are trading WR Jakobi Meyers to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round picks.

Related players: Tre Tucker, Dont'e Thornton, Jack Bech, Tyler Lockett, Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington

Schefter said multiple teams including the Steelers and Jaguars had shown interest in Meyers, who is scheduled to become a free agent after his contract expires this season. For the Jags, with Hunter on IR, and BTJ suffering an ankle injury, they needed another option with Washington also a big part of the offense. For the Raiders, this seems to open the door for their rookie WRs in Thornton and Bech, who haven't been involved much so far this season. Tucker looks to be the team's top WR target, of course battling TE Brock Bowers for targets as well.

Jaguars WR/CB Travis Hunter (knee) was hurt during practice Thursday. He will be put on IR and miss at least four games, HC Liam Coen said Friday morning.

Related Players: Brian Thomas Jr., Dyami Brown, Parker Washington, Tim Patrick

Brutal run out for what has been an underwhelming two-way experiment to this point in the season. Hunter is in drop territory for smaller leagues and is honestly in that same consideration for deeper leagues, considering he's only broken double-digit points once this season.

Coen hinted at some lineup shifting after the bye week, saying: "We are going to play the best 11 [on each side of the ball] as much as humanly possible." He said that during an answer about assessing Travis Hunter's play and if they would be updating the plan for Hunter's usage after the bye.

Reading between the lines, it looks like Hunter is going to be a significant player in the offense going forward. That's what Coen said heading into last Sunday's game against the Rams, and then Hunter led the Jaguars in targets (14), catches (eight) and receiving yards (101) while playing a season-high 64 snaps. He now leads the team in receptions (28) and is second in receiving yards (298).

Related players: Brian Thomas Jr., Dyami Brown, Parker Washington, Tim Patrick

The story said don't be surprised if Hunter starts getting the WR1 treatment from the Jaguars in the season's second half, and that's partly due to his playmaking and run-after-the-catch ability, but also because Thomas hasn't played at that level all season. BTJ has five drops and has had really one solid fantasy game for owners this season. BTJ owners have already seen Brown, Washington and Patrick snag balls from Trevor Lawrence this season so when the team says they are going to play the best 11 players, it can't help but feel like bad news for Thomas. We just posted a story about how the Jaguars say they are not planning to trade Thomas, but it looks like he could be operating as a WR2 for the second half of the season. Hopefully for BTJ owners this is a wake-up call for the second year WR.

Jaguars HC Liam Coen, asked about WR Brian Thomas Jr:

"We have no plans on moving Brian Thomas Jr at all."

This is likely a reply to a report from The Athletic that came out Sunday saying the team was listening to calls about the WR. BTJ has struggled outside of one game this season, but the team is hoping that turns around sooner than later, and BTJ can get back to his rookie form. Hopefully the bye week will help turn things around for what was probably a high draft pick on your fantasy team.