Julius Thomas Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

What was once a promising career has now but all faded for Julius Thomas. The Dolphins announced that Thomas is on season-ending IR with an injured foot. As a big named free agent acquisition three years ago Thomas has not lived up to his end of the bargain in terms of production. In three seasons with the Dolphins, Thomas has failed to catch more than 50 receptions or 500 yards in any one season.

Thomas has missed the past two games with a back injury. Neal Sterling will likely be Jacksonville's primary receiving tight end, followed by Ben Koyack. Sterling had a nice game against the Broncos, catching 5-of-6 targets for 43 yards. The Jaguars host the Vikings on Sunday, which is a bad matchup for their whole offense; Jacksonville has a low implied total of 18.25 points.

Jacksonville has ruled out their starting TE, #2 WR, and backup RB this week for their game against the Vikings. Chris Ivory is also listed as questionable but appears as if he will play. Marqise Lee is the only viable DFS option that benefits from this news as he'll see more targets with both Thomas and Hurns out and he's affordable across the industry.

Chris Ivory remains a game time decision for Week 14. Allen Hurns, Julius Thomas, and Denard Robinson are all expected to be inactive after missing practice again Thursday. Fortunately for Jacksonville, T.J. Yeldon practiced in full, so he should be able to be the workhorse back should Ivory end up sitting. It's certainly an offense to avoid this week. They face a tough Minnesota defense and have an implied team total of 17.75 points, the lowest on the board. Without Hurns available, the Vikings can double-team Allen Robinson without too much risk. Robinson will be shadowed by Xavier Rhodes either way, which is a tough matchup for anyone. Marqise Lee will be stuck with Terence Newman most of the game. Newman has only allowed 0.15 fantasy points per route defended, the best mark in the league.

Jacksonville is pretty banged up on offense right now. Tight end Julius Thomas (back), receiver Allen Hurns (hamstring), and running back Denard Robinson (ankle) all missed practice Wednesday, while Chris Ivory (hamstring) was limited. Coach Gus Bradley expects Ivory to be a game time decision on Sunday. If he can't play, Yeldon will be their lead back. Without receiver Hurns last week, Allen Robinson led the team with ten targets. They face a tough Vikings defense this week, who could easily make it a priority to shut down Robinson without too much worry, especially if Hurns can't go. The Jags have an implied team total of 17.75 points, the lowest on the board. They aren't expected to do much on offense and should probably be faded.

Yeldon should be the lead back, but will split time with Denard Robinson. Denver's defense ranks 24th in rush DVOA. Still, it'll be hard to trust Yeldon, who's been ineffective all season, to take advantage of the matchup. Jacksonville has an implied team total of 17.5 points, the second lowest on the board. Their Blake Bortles led offense will most likely be overmatched today.

Updating our previous report - the Jaguars have confirmed that Chris Ivory and Allen Hurns are indeed out this week. Julius Thomas isn't officially out but they have listed him as doubtful.

The trio of Jaguars players have missed practice all week and appear unlikely to play Sunday when they host the Denver Broncos. Ben Koyack will likely get another start at TE in place of Thomas and is not a viable DFS option. Neither is Marqise Lee who has lately taken over the #2 WR spot for the Jaguars and whose role will be solidified if Hurns sits - he has to face a Broncos defense that is elite at stopping the pass. Ivory's absence is at least somewhat relevant from a DFS perspective as the Broncos are near the bottom of the league in Run DVOA. However, T.J. Yeldon is banged up himself and split the workload with Denard Robinson last week so it's hard to trust either given the likely time share.

Four key players in the Jaguars offense all missed practice today. Julius Thomas (back), Allen Hurns (hamstring), T.J. Yeldon (ankle), and Chris Ivory (hamstring) all were non-participants. Thomas is the most likely not to play leaving Ben Koyack as the starter. The RB situation is interesting to say the least and if both Yeldon and Ivory can't go then it'll be Denard Robinson getting the start against a Broncos defense that is 25th in Run DVOA. He's interesting as a value option but is very high-risk. Hurns has been passed by Marqise Lee as the teams WR #2 and facing the top-ranked Broncos pass defense he wouldn't be a viable option regardless. We'll continue to monitor the Jaguars injury situation and update you as more news comes in.

A trio of Jaguars players sat out practice today - only one of them missed last week (Thomas) and he's the player most likely to sit again this week. Ben Koyack got the start at TE but is not a viable DFS option. The same could be said for Hurns (Marqise Lee is the clear WR #2 now for the Jags) and Yeldon (Denard Robinson outtouched him last week even with Chris Ivory getting injured).