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Eric Murray injury status DB · JAX · Jacksonville Jaguars

Will Eric Murray play? Fantasy outlook

Lineup call

Not a typical fantasy start · Week 8 game (Nov 1)

Eric Murray plays DB, which standard fantasy leagues do not score. 10% chance of missing his Week 8 game (Nov 1). For IDP leagues, see his defensive snaps, tackles, sacks ranges in Team contribution range below.

Team impact

If he sits, the Jacksonville Jaguars replace a starter who plays 51% of snaps; his next man up Montaric Brown has 2,251 career regular-season snaps vs his 5,209. Role impact 2.3 (Medium).

Season impact

Games without a snap while on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster: Week 5 (of 5 team games).

How long could he be out?

Does not apply yet: he is on the Week 6 report with a practice status only (Limited practice) and no game status so far. Past listings without a game status are not a like-for-like comparison, so we wait for one.

Eric MurrayDB
JAX · Jacksonville Jaguars
10%chance of missing Week 8 game (Nov 1)
Week 6 report: Limited practice
Practice trend (end-of-week reports): Limited in Week 5 → Limited in Week 6; similar players missed 17% of games (2022–25).
Returning from injury: limited in practice (snap comparison n/a)
Usage impact ⓘ— Not a key role
Role impact ⓘ2.3 · Medium

How the estimate changed

No change yet: 10% in all 20 updates (Oct 15, 2026 06:15 AM ET to Oct 16, 2026 06:22 PM ET).

Earlier game

Team contribution range: Week 6 game (Oct 18)

If he plays

This range is for his Week 6 game (Oct 18), before the Week 8 game (Nov 1) that the chance of missing covers.

Low (bad week) 20Projected 49High (big week) 67Defensive snaps, Week 6 game (Oct 18)
  • Tackles (solo plus assisted): usually 0.0 to 6.7, projected about 3.0.
  • Sacks: usually none (the 80% range tops out below 0.5 per game).

Teammates who gain if he sits

No usage-shift scenario this update. Usage-shift scenarios cover receivers, tight ends and running backs only; offensive-line and defensive snaps are not redistributed. See Next man up below for his backup.

Next man up

Montaric Brown (DB): 19% of snaps (average of the last 3 team games) and 2,251 career snaps, versus Eric Murray at 51% over the same 3 games and 5,209 career snaps. That drop-off drives the role-impact score of 2.3 (Medium).

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