The Jacksonville Jaguars promoted wide receiver Elijah Cooks from their practice squad via standard elevation for their Week 13 matchup with the Houston Texans, the club announced on Saturday.
Cooks will be active for the second time this season. He logged three offensive snaps in Jacksonville’s Week 9, 28-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
A second-year pro, Cooks signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent out of San Jose State following the 2023 NFL draft and made Jacksonville’s 53-player roster for his rookie season. He caught three passes for 38 yards in nine appearances.
Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson named Cooks among the potential replacements for starting wide receiver Gabe Davis, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against the Detroit Lions in Week 11, in Jacksonville’s offense moving forward.
Parker Washington, Devin Duvernay and Tim Jones, members of Jacksonville’s active roster, could also see their utilization increase with Davis sidelined.
“Yeah, Parker takes a big step forward, obviously. It’s a big role for him. Devin Duvernay increased his role, but we’ve got Elijah Cooks, Joshua Cephus, Austin Trammell’s been elevated [from the practice squad] a couple of times,” Pederson said Friday. “Any of those guys can step up. Tim Jones can obviously increase his role a little bit more offensively.”
Jacksonville vs. Houston is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, at EverBank Stadium.
