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G · #76 · Jacksonville Jaguars · week 9 vs Baltimore Ravens · Thu Nov 5 · 8:15 PM ET

Ezra Cleveland

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2020 · R2 P58
  • EXP 6 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH RG1
99%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Ezra Cleveland was a G for JAX, age 28.3, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 88% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 95 games (postseason included) over 6 seasons. His injury history held 10 episodes (ankle 3, knee 3, shoulder 2), 4 of them reaching OUT, 5 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a shoulder injury in 2025 week 18.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

  • our call, P(plays)

67% LIKELY → 99% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 9, earliest first, as written.

In short

Ezra Cleveland is a starter at right guard for JAX — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 8. He has a knee injury. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 102 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade C

P1 documents a CURRENT injury inside this practice week — 'Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury' on 01 Nov — which the model's 'none yet / UNK' inputs do not capture, and that is real downside on a short Thursday turnaround.

What the read cites

What was reportedSource
1“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · 2026-11-01
2“Nose tackle DaVon Hamilton sustained a second-quarter knee injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · 2026-11-01
The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

But the same club report appends 'did not return' to Eric Murray and DaVon Hamilton and conspicuously omits that phrase for Cleveland (P1), which reads as him having stayed in the game and points to a milder ankle. With no practice report or designation in evidence, the passages only lean, so the PLAY call stands at roughly the stated level rather than being contradicted.

18versions in week 9
12average, every player
54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Wed Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET · 29 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 69% → 99%, Wed Nov 4 · 11:04 AM ET to Wed Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 9

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

99% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Head start

  • Our call
  • Kickoff

The evidence behind his current call

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Snap share89.4% range 35–100

    wk 1–9 · 8 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 88%wk 1
  2. 100%wk 2
  3. 92%wk 3
  4. 100%wk 4
  5. 100%wk 5
  6. 100%wk 6
  7. 35%wk 8
  8. 100%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202610

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 9knee1—
2025 · wk 15shoulder4—
2025 · wk 10knee2Out
2025 · wk 3ankle4Questionable
2024 · wk 15knee4—
2024 · wk 9ankle3Out
2023 · wk 15knee4Questionable
2023 · wk 10toe1Questionable
2023 · wk 7foot2Out
2022 · wk 17shoulder1—
2020 · wk 11ankle4Out

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 11 episodes · 30 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×4

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Jakobi MeyersWRLTDoursPLAY91%EXPECTED
Travon WalkerDELTDoursPLAY66%LIKELY
Antonio JohnsonSLTDoursPLAY93%EXPECTED
Chris Rodriguez Jr.RBLTDoursPLAY86%EXPECTED
Jarrian JonesCBLTDoursPLAY86%EXPECTED
Branson CombsLBLTDoursPLAY86%EXPECTED
BJ Green IIDEUNKteam's word—
Cam'Ron Silmon-CraigDBUNKteam's wordOut
Alijah HuzzieCBUNKteam's wordOut
Bhayshul TutenRBDNPoursSIT34%UNLIKELY
Wesley WilliamsDEUNKteam's wordOut
C.J. WilliamsWRUNKteam's wordOut

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 2:40 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 4:03 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 6:07 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 11:04 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 4:07 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 6:02 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 11:05 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 4:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 11:57 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 3:05 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 6:05 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 8:11 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 11:04 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 4:04 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a second-quarter ankle injury”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Safety Eric Murray sustained a first-quarter elbow injury and did not return.”Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Nov 1

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleG1 · 88% snaps
Season2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Career6 seasons · 95 games before 2026
Injuries10 episodes · last: shoulder, 2025 wk 18
Bioage 28.3 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 2

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Ezra Cleveland, the Boise State guard taken in round 2, pick 58, by MIN in 2020, is on this week's club report with a knee injury. The club listed limited participation in practice on Wednesday and Thursday for the knee, and the practice trend was flat. He had the most snaps over the last four weeks and sat the last game. He has 6 years of experience and 3 knee injury episodes since 2023.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleOL, offenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksmost snapsR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch liston this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubKneethe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice WednesdayLimited Participation in Practice (Knee)the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayLimited Participation in Practice (Knee)the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.finalLPthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.trendflatthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games7R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7948R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.styleaggressiveR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.833R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Earlier knee injury episodes since 20233R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.sitekneeR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed1.0R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
For OL players, a lower leg joint injury costs a gamesometimesR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
PositionGnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience6nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
CollegeBoise Statenflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Draftedround 2, pick 58, MIN 2020nflverse draft_picks · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)78R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)311R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week28.5R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: knee3R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: foot1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: shoulder1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: toe1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 4:46 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at right guard — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 8
Listed on the depth chartfirst at right guard
Snaps played89% a week on average over 8 weeks, 100% at his highest, 16% on special teams
Build6 ft 6 in · 311 lb
CollegeBoise State
Drafted2020, round 2 pick 58, by MIN
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience6 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. WrittenWe first said PLAY.
  2. PublicOur call became public when the week settled.
  3. KickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Sun Nov 1 · 2:40 PM ET102 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Sun Nov 1 · 4:03 PM ET100 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Mon Nov 2 · 6:07 AM ET86 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Mon Nov 2 · 11:04 AM ET81 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Mon Nov 2 · 4:07 PM ET76 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 6:02 AM ET62 hPLAY68%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 11:05 AM ET57 hPLAY68%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 4:05 PM ET52 hPLAY68%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 11:57 PM ET44 hPLAY68%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 3:05 AM ET41 hPLAY69%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 6:05 AM ET38 hPLAY69%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 8:11 AM ET36 hPLAY69%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 11:04 AM ET33 hPLAY69%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET29 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Wed Nov 4 · 4:04 PM ET28 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET14 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET9 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET4 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything

18 calls in week 9, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
Jaguars practice participation report (DNP/LP/FP) for Ezra Cleveland on Mon 02, Tue 03 and Wed 04 Nov 2026
Final game status designation (Out/Doubtful/Questionable/none) filed for the Thu 05 Nov game
Whether Cleveland returned to the field after the second quarter on 01 Nov or was held out for the remainder
Coach Liam Coen's comments on the severity/timeline of Cleveland's ankle
Whether a backup/swing guard was elevated or signed this week, which would signal Cleveland is in doubt

We went and found out more

Rank 1 (listed first on his depth chart), 12 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 12 of 12.