The Jaguars placed wide receiver Devin Duvernay on their injured reserve Wednesday. Duvernay will miss at least four games as he nurses a hamstring injury suffered in Week 5 against the Colts.
Duvernay signed with Jacksonville via free agency in March, inking a two-year deal worth $8.5 million with the Jaguars.
While he has not been utilized offensively to a significant extent, Duvernay has operated as Jacksonville’s primary kickoff and punt returner this season. He has averaged 20 yards per kickoff return over five attempts, and 11.6 yards per punt return over seven tries.
His longest run-back of the season came against Indianapolis on Sunday, a 53-yard punt return, which Jacksonville capitalized on with running back Tank Bigsby scoring an 18-yard touchdown on the next play, increasing the Jaguars’ leads to 20-10.
Duvernay has also rushed three times for 10 yards and caught one pass for negative one yard this season.
In his 64-game, five-season NFL career, Duvernay has logged 95 receptions for 897 yards and five touchdowns, 30 rushing attempts for 229 yards and one touchdown, 78 kickoff returns for 23.5 yards on average and two touchdowns, and 72 punt returns for 12.7 yards on average.
