After lacking the Jets’ Week 14 loss to the Dolphins with a knee damage, Breece Corridor could return to the backfield in opposition to the Jaguars on Sunday.
Following Friday’s follow, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich stated the group is “hopeful” the star operating again will play Sunday though he’s listed as questionable on the damage report.
The third-year operating again missed his first sport of the season due to a left knee damage — the identical knee he suffered a torn ACL in 2022.
In his place, rookies Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis delivered with a collective 83 yards and one landing from Davis.
Corridor didn’t follow on Wednesday or Thursday, however was listed as a full participant on Friday.
“He seems good proper now, so it’s promising,” Ulbrich stated. “It says questionable, however we’re hopeful and we’ll see the way it goes.”
The 2022 No. 36 total decide suffered the damage throughout the Jets’ 28-27 loss to the Colts in Week 13.
He performed within the following sport after the Jets bye week in opposition to the Seahawks, recording 60 yards on 12 carries.
Corridor has rushed 692 yards for 4 touchdowns this season whereas including 401 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Mac Jones will stand within the wake of the Jets for the sixth time on Sunday as he holds a 5-0 document over the struggling group.
The Jets are hoping to lastly get one over the second-string quarterback, who’s filling in for Trevor Lawrence.
“Comparable participant clearly. Schematically, clearly they do a number of issues completely different,” Ulbrich stated. “He sees the sector amazingly and he at all times has. , that’s form of at all times been form of his superpower so far as seeing protection and drawback fixing and making the proper selections, so yeah, he’s going to be a problem and the factor that Mac Jones doesn’t get sufficient credit score for is his mobility.
“He doesn’t strike you as Michael Vick by any means, however like his legs he persistently extends performs. He persistently scrambles and makes yards, so you bought to account for him in each methods.”
CB Brandin Echols (shoulder) has been dominated out for Sunday whereas CB D.J. Reed (groin) is uncertain.
Reed didn’t follow on Thursday or Friday and was a restricted participant on Wednesday.
If each Echols and Reed are out on Sunday, Ulbrich stated rookie Qwan’tez Stiggers will get extra reps.
“I’m excited for him. So, if he will get a chance to play, I’m enthusiastic about what he can do,” Ulbrich stated. “He’s a man that has demonstrated nice development this season and he has received elite ball ability. So, if we received to roll with Qwan’tez Stiggers then we’re enthusiastic about that chance for him and for us.”
RB Kene Nwangwu (hand) was dominated out in opposition to the Jaguars and OL Xavier Newman (groin) is uncertain.
Offensive linemen Moses Morgan (wrist) and Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) are each questionable.
