Fantasy Player Projections

Blaine Gabbert

Gabbert is dealing with toe and hamstring injuries that affected him in the Jaguars' Week 2 loss (well, that and the Texans' swarming defense). The Colts give up a lot of yards through the air, so if Gabbert is healthy he could have a bounce-back week.

Maurice Jones-Drew

How good is MJD? Consider this: Last week, Jacksonville gained only 117 yards of total offense, and yet Jones-Drew still averaged 5.0 yards per carry. He has gained 100 or more yards in four of his last five games against the Colts.

Laurent Robinson

Robinson has been the only reliable target for Blaine Gabbert so far, but even then his fantasy contributions have been minimal, as he ranks 41st in receiving with no touchdowns. Perhaps things will turn around against a Colts defense that has given up four passing scores.

Justin Blackmon

Blackmon is hardly worth a roster spot for fantasy owners at this point, but they can expect the Jaguars to continue to look for ways to get their struggling rookie involved in the passing game. Indianapolis provides a good opportunity for that.

Mike Thomas

Thomas is rotating reps with Cecil Shorts as the Jaguars' No. 3 receiver. Neither player offers much value to fantasy owners at this point (the pair had five targets combined last week).

Marcedes Lewis

Lewis was nowhere to be found against Houston and must play a bigger role in the Jaguars' passing game this week. There is reason for hope: The Colts allowed a touchdown to Minnesota's Kyle Rudolph last week.

Josh Scobee

Scobee kicks for the league's 30th-ranked offense (15.0 points per game) and he has scored seven or fewer points against the Colts in six of the two teams' last seven meetings. Yuck.

The Jaguars have struggled to defend the run and pass this season, and while fantasy owners might expect Jacksonville to "rattle a rookie quarterback" in Week 3, Andrew Luck is no ordinary rookie. The suffering continues …

Andrew Luck

The Jaguars are the only defense to not have allowed a passing score, but don't let that fool you. Jacksonville ranks 31st in opponents' passing completion percentage and 17th in passing yards allowed. It will be another big day for the league's No. 1 pick.

Donald Brown

The Jaguars were run over by Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster, but those backs are in a class above Brown, who gained just 104 yards from scrimmage in two games against the Jaguars last season.

Donnie Avery

Avery has made the most of Austin Collie's absence and now figures to play a prominent role in the Colts offense the rest of the season. Luck is comfortable throwing him every ball in the playbook.

Reggie Wayne

Through two weeks, only Victor Cruz has been thrown to more than Wayne. That illustrates the level of confidence Andrew Luck has placed in his veteran receiver … confidence fantasy owners can bank on.

Coby Fleener

The Colts' tight ends have played a big role in the offense in each of the first two games. Fleener ranks among the top 10 in targets at his position, and should do well against a Jaguars defense that had trouble with both Kyle Rudolph and Owen Daniels.

Adam Vinatieri

Vinatieri gets to face a Jaguars team that has allowed 23 points to opposing kickers this season. Consider this game his reward for nailing a 53-yarder to beat Minnesota last week.

Colts fans are upbeat about the new-look offense, but the defense is still vulnerable, and will have its hands full this week trying to contain Maurice Jones-Drew.