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Campbell will make his long-awaited return to the starting roster after suffering a significant hamstring injury in Week 1 that required a stint on injured reserve. The Jaguars began the season playing the highest rate of man coverage in the league before injuries derailed their plans, with Campbell’s return coming at the perfect time amidst a league-worst 276.7 pass yards allowed per game.

Campbell suffered his hamstring injury in the Jaguars’ Week 1 loss to the Dolphins and hasn’t been seen since. This recent designation gives the team 21 days to decide whether to activate him or sideline him for the season. The Jaguars made Campbell one of the highest-paid corners in the league earlier this offseason when they signed him to a four-year, $76.5 million extension. He’s eligible to be activated at any time.

The Jaguars’ secondary took two notable hits this week, with Savage suffering a quad injury in practice and CB Tyson Campbell landing on injured reserve. The developments give the Browns’ flailing passing game a chance to keep pace, though little is guaranteed in that regard.

Campbell will not be available to return for four weeks. The 24-year-old corner picked up his hamstring injury during Sunday’s Week 1 loss to the Dolphins, and now won’t be back until Week 6 at the earliest.

Campbell was signed to a $76.5 million extension this summer, but the 24-year-old will not be available in the Jaguars secondary for the next few weeks, at the least. The good news for the Jaguars is that they will face a Browns passing game that looked anemic during their loss to the Cowboys, but now they’ll be counting on lesser-known entities like Montaric Brown and Jarrian Jones instead of Campbell.

Campbell, the team’s second round pick in the 2021 draft, has been a solid cover man during his three pro seasons. He has six interceptions over those three seasons, and last year Pro Football Focus graded Campbell as the 100th best cover corner (out of 135 qualifying cornerbacks). Jacksonville’s secondary was graded by PFF as last year’s eighth best coverage unit.

Jacksonville find themselves still atop the AFC South but things have tightened up after the Jaguars have dropped two straight, making the AFC showdown against the Ravens of the utmost importance. They’ll have to overcome three absent starters in their secondary against Lamar Jackson to avoid losing three straight.

Campbell has struggled with the hamstring injury over the past two months, playing in just two games over the past seven weeks. Slot corner Tre Herndon is also out for this game because of a concussion. The undermanned Jaguars defense doesn’t know which Cleveland quarterback it will face on Sunday yet. If it’s Joe Flacco, Elijah Moore and possibly Amari Cooper will be solid fantasy options.

Campbell missed Week 11 with the hamstring issue and did not practice at all this week, so it’s no surprise to see him ruled out. He has four pass breakups, an interception, and a forced fumble this year. You didn’t need any more reasons to play C.J. Stroud this week, but the loss of Campbell acts as another one.

Campbell missed Week 11 after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 10. Campbell also missed Week 7 and 8 victories over New Orleans and Pittsburgh before reaggravating the issue in a loss to that Week 10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The Jaguars defense certainly misses him in the secondary.