Is Trevor Lawrence playing this week? Injury update, fantasy outlook for Jaguars' QB ahead of Week 11 vs. Lions

Two weeks ago, Trevor Lawrence suffered an AC joint sprain in a matchup with the Eagles. This was the second AC joint sprain of Lawrence's career and was serious enough to keep him on the sidelines last week against the Vikings.

Without Lawrence in the lineup, fans were treated to the Mac Jones experience in Jacksonville. Jones led the Jaguars to just 143 yards of offense in a 12-7 loss to the Vikings. This was Jacksonville's third-consecutive loss and was effectively the final nail in the coffin of a lost season.

There's been some speculation that Lawrence will be be shutdown for the season, but head coach Doug Pederson has indicated that he could return to the field in the near future. Let's check in on the latest updates on Lawrence to see if that return will be in Week 11 against the Lions.

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Will Trevor Lawrence play this week? Injury update on Jaguars' QB

For the second consecutive week, Lawrence was unable to take the practice field due to his shoulder injury. After three consecutive missed practices, Lawrence has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game.

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Pederson told media members that Lawrence could return after Jaguars' Week 12 bye, but he did not provide complete confirmation. As of now, Jacksonville will prepare to be without their QB1 against the Lions on Sunday.

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Without Lawrence on the field, Jacksonville will turn to former Patriot, Mac Jones. He started last week against the Vikings and will take the reigns of the Jaguars' offense once again this Sunday.

Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph, and company have looked great this season, but this should still be a better matchup for Jones than Brian Flores' vaunted Minnesota defense. Even if it's still ugly for the Jacksonville offense, there's no where to go but up for Jones after last week's performance.

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Trevor Lawrence fantasy outlook Week 11

Prior to this shoulder injury, Lawrence was finally starting to hit his stride in fantasy. He had scored 20-plus points in three of his last five games and was the QB8 during this five-game stretch. Lawrence would have been a viable streaming option in this matchup, but fantasy managers will have to look elsewhere this week.

For teams that are struggling to find a strong fantasy quarterback this week, be sure to check out the Sporting News' Week 11 Sleepers and QB Rankings. These two resources should set fantasy managers up for success at quarterback in Week 11.