The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be without Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Vincent Jackson again in Week 10 after both players missed the Week 9 loss against the Giants. Charles Sims, Mike Evans and Doug Martin were the best fantasy options for Jameis Winston and the team hopes the injured players can return next week.
Seferian-Jenkins has been dealing with a shoulder injury and has only played in two games, while Jackson is dealing with a knee injury and has been out since Week 7. According to Pro Football Talk, Jenkins was able to return to practice last week and was a full participant on Friday, but he was still ruled out for the game against the Giants. Lovie Smith and the Bucs apparently want to be cautious with Jenkins and now he could be on track to play in Week 10 if he can participate in practice.
Jenkins has missed every game since Week 2 with the shoulder injury and he comes in with seven catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson was not able to practice last week and he has not played since Week 7 for the Buccaneers. Jackson did not miss a game for the Bucs over his first three seasons with the team, but this year he has been hampered by the injury and the team hopes he can return soon. Jackson only had two catches combined in his last two games and this season he has only gone over four catches once.
Jackson has struggled overall when he has been on the field, as he has put up stat lines of four, three, two, 10, one and one receptions in his six games this season. Jackson had a breakout game with 10 catches for 147 yards against the Panthers in Week 4, but that is his only standout performance from this season. The Bucs offense has focused on Mike Evans with Jackson out and the team also is dealing with an injury to Louis Murphy, taking away more depth at the position.
Mike Evans had a strong game for the Buccaneers with eight catches for 152 yards, but Evans also had six drops in the game. Evans had 19 targets from Winston and only caught eight and that shows how much the team has been trying to get him the ball with other weapons out with injuries. Charles Sims had a better day over Doug Martin and both players continue to split carries for the Buccaneers. Sims led the team with 78 yards on eight carries and one of those carries was for a big gain of 59-yards, so he did not do much with his touches.
Martin actually out touched Sims in the game and moving forward fantasy owners should keep an eye on the splits between the two players. Winston has played well as a rookie and if he gets back Jenkins or Jackson soon, it should help the offense and the rushing game. Martin had 11 carries for 31 yards and also had two catches and he comes out of the week with 646 yards and 17 catches for 148 yards.
