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Zay Jones Injury History & Updates

Basic StatsZay Jones's Basic Stats

Zay Jones
ADP: N/A
Bye: 11
Experience: 7
Age: 29.5
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
40 Time: 4.45
Speed Score: 103.90

SPARQx (Rank): 119.70 (89%)
Burst Score (Rank): 128.60 (83%)
Agility Score (Rank): 10.80 (92%)
Catch Radius (Rank): 10.30 (93%)

Injury PredictorZay Jones's Injury Guide

Medium Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

58.2%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

5%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

2.40

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly SIP Logo

Injury History

Date League Injury Details
May 16, 2017 Non-NFL Knee Strain Grade 1 Jones sustained an unspecified knee sprain in OTAs but returned to full practice in the next set of workouts.
Aug 30, 2017 NFL Shoulder Labrum Tear Jones' father revealed after the season that the WR played "the entire season" with a torn shoulder labrum. Jones had surgery in mid-January to repair it. He hasn't revealed the side or specific injury date.
Nov 2, 2017 NFL Knee Strain Grade 1 Jones hurt his right knee against the Jets in Week 10. He returned to that game but missed the following week.
Jan 11, 2016 Non-NFL Shoulder Labrum Tear Jones had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He said he played through it all year. Jones was ready for the 2016 season.
Jan 11, 2016 Non-NFL Shoulder Dislocation Jones revealed after the 2015 season that he played through a dislocation and labrum tear in his left shoulder. He had surgery on the joint Jan. 11.
Sep 28, 2022 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1 Jones missed 1 game.
Sep 17, 2023 NFL Knee PCL Sprain Grade 2 Jones injured his right knee in Week 2 vs. the Chiefs. He was able to return to play after missing two games.
Oct 8, 2023 NFL Knee PCL Sprain Grade 2 Jones reinjured his right knee in Week 5. He missed an addition four games due to this ailment.
Dec 17, 2023 NFL Thigh Hamstring Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1 Jones sustained a left hamstring injury in Week 15 vs. the Ravens. He missed two games.

Basic StatsZay Jones's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Jones is coming off an injury-riddled and inefficient 2023 season.

But he finished 26th among WRs in PPR points per game in 2022 and is still only 29.

There’s bounce-back potential here, although Jones’ best-case scenario is likely the No. 3 option in Arizona’s passing game behind WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and TE Trey McBride.

He’s only worth considering near the end of fantasy drafts.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Jones missed eight games last year with right knee and left hamstring injuries.
  • In his nine games, he averaged:
    • 7.1 targets
    • 3.8 catches
    • 35.7 yards
    • 0.2 TDs
  • He ranked 63rd among WRs in PPR points per game.
  • Jones registered a 17.6% target share in his nine games – 47th among WRs.
  • He was one of the least efficient WRs in the league. Among 80 WRs with 50+ targets, Jones ranked:
    • 75th in catch rate
    • 78th in yards per catch
    • 79th in yards per target
    • 71st in yards per route
  • Jones ranked 69th among those 80 WRs in Pro Football Focus receiving grade.
  • He was much better in 2022.
    • Jones posted an 82-823-5 receiving line in 16 games.
    • He finished 26th among WRs in PPR points.
    • Jones ranked 51st in PFF receiving grade and 46th in yards per route among 80 qualifying WRs.

What to Expect in 2024

  • The Jaguars released Jones and saved $4.18 million against the 2024 salary cap shortly after selecting WR Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round of the draft.
  • Jones inked a one-year, $2.25 million deal with the Cardinals a little less than two weeks later.
  • He joins a WR corps that will very likely be led by first-round rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
  • TE Trey McBride will also play a big role in the passing game after a breakout 2023 season that saw him tally 825 yards and rank second among 33 qualifying TEs in yards per route run.
  • Snaps and targets are up for grabs behind those two guys, though. Jones’ primary competition will come from WRs Michael Wilson, Greg Dortch, and Chris Moore.
    • Wilson turned in a promising rookie season last year, posting a 38-565-3 line in 13 games. He averaged a strong 9.7 yards per target and ranked 55th among 80 qualifying WRs in yards per route.
    • Dortch racked up 52 receptions in 2022 but sunk to 24 last year. He caught just one ball across Arizona’s first 10 games last year before injuries to Wilson and WR Marquise Brown opened up a bigger role over the final seven games.
    • Moore signed a one-year, $2 million deal with Arizona in mid-March. The 31-year-old’s 548 and 424 receiving yards the last two seasons are the two largest totals of his career.
  • OC Drew Petzing returns for his second season with the Cardinals.
  • Last year’s Cardinals ranked:
    • 22nd in pass rate
    • 24th in pass attempts
    • 26th in pass yards
    • 24th in pass TDs
  • Arizona averaged 163 passing yards and 0.9 TDs over the first nine games of the season with QB Jacoby Brissett. That increased to 210 yards and 1.3 TDs with QB Kyler Murray over the final eight games.
  • Murray is healthy for the 2024 season. Expect this passing game to be better.

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Christian Kirk, WR JAC

8:24am EST 1/7/24

Zay Jones expected to play, Christian Kirk iffy for Week 18

Jaguars WR Zay Jones (knee, hamstring) "should play" vs. the Titans today, while WR Christian Kirk (groin) is "less certain," according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. We'll get Jacksonville's inactives around 11:30 am ET, but it sure sounds like Kirk will be operating at far less than 100% if he ends up playing. We'd try to avoid him in season-long fantasy lineups. He's a risky DFS play, even at deflated price tags.

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Jaguars WR Zay Jones (knee, hamstring) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Titans. HC Doug Pederson said Friday that Jones is healthier now than he was at this time last week and is expected to play on Sunday.

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Jaguars WRs Christian Kirk (groin) and Zay Jones (knee, hamstring) were limited in Wednesday's practice. Kirk was just designated to return from IR after early-December core-muscle surgery; Jones missed last week's game with his injuries. We'll keep tabs on these two leading up to Sunday's must-win game vs. the Titans.

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Jaguars WR Zay Jones (knee, hamstring) won't play vs. the Panthers today, according to CBS' Aditi Kinkhabwala. That'll leave WRs Parker Washington, Jamal Agnew, and Tim Jones behind top dog Calvin Ridley. We're expecting a run-heavy game plan from Jacksonville today with QB C.J. Beathard at the helm.

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