The Jacksonville Jaguars will have two defensive starters on the field on Sunday after the pair was listed as questionable entering the Week 8 bout vs. the Seattle Seahawks.
The Jaguars listed three players as inactive for Sunday's road game between the 1-5 Jaguars and 2-5 Seahawks.
- DE/OLB Jordan Smith
- CB Chris Claybrooks
- TE Jacob Hollister
With just these three defenders inactive, that means the Jaguars will have nose tackle DaVon Hamilton on the field despite a shoulder injury, while rookie cornerback Tyson Campbell will return from his toe injury to play for the first time since Week 4.
Hamilton has been arguably the Jaguars' best interior defensive lineman this season but was hurt early in the team's Week 6 win against the Miami Dolphins, leading to the Jaguars having to adjust to four-man fronts more frequently. With him in the lineup, the Jaguars can shoulder the loss of rookie defensive tackle Jay Tufele, who is on IR with a hand injury.
Campbell started the first four games for the Jaguars (first two starts came in the slot) before missing the last two games. The No. 33 overall pick has flashed in coverage but has also been beaten downfield at times as he works on making plays with his head away from the ball as opposed to facing it.
“Yeah, he was indoctrinated to the NFL with Ja’Marr Chase and played well at times and also it’s part of ... But he’s a talented guy, too, Tyson is," Urban Meyer said about Campbell this week.
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