Jake Luton to Start for Jaguars vs. Texans After Gardner Minshew Injury

Jacksonville Jaguars rookie quarterback Jake Luton is set to start Sunday against the Houston Texans after Gardner Minshew II was ruled out his week with a thumb injury.

"We might as well look," Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone said Monday, per Josh Oehser of Jaguars.com. "We might as well see what we have. Go ahead and play him, and let's go."

On Sunday, Ian Rapoport noted that Jaguars coaches have been "impressed" with Luton after drafting him in the sixth round out of Oregon State.

Minshew suffered multiple fractures and a strained ligament in his right thumb during the Week 5 loss to the Texans, although the team didn't know about it until weeks later, according to Schefter.

The second-year player was productive before the injury was discovered, totaling 1,855 passing yards and 13 touchdowns in his first seven games, good for a 94.4 passer rating that ranks 20th among qualified starters.

It still hasn't been enough to help the team, which is just 1-6 on the season.

Minshew was one of the biggest surprises of the 2019 season, going from a sixth-round pick to a reliable quarterback who finished with 3,271 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 14 games for a passer rating of 91.2 that ranked 16th among qualifiers.

His play was enough to beat out Nick Foles and enter this season as the unquestioned starter. However, this injury will force the team to look further down the depth chart and see what Luton has to offer as the Jaguars look to the future.