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RB · #25 · Detroit Lions · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

Jacob Saylors

  • TYPE Committee back
  • ROLE a special-teams player
  • EXP 3 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH KR2
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, Jacob Saylors was an RB for DET, age 26.5, 3 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 3 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 0% of snaps; his line was 0 rush yards a game, 0 carries a game and 0 receiving yards a game (Committee back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 16 games (postseason included) over 1 season. His injury history held 2 episodes (back 1, neck 1), 1 of them reaching OUT; the last was a neck injury in 2026 week 8.

The full read

In short

In short

Jacob Saylors is a special-teams player at kick returner for DET — 58% of the kicking snaps over 7 weeks. His team has not listed him on the final report.

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

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.

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

  • Rush yds / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Carries / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Rec yds / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Snap share0.4% range 0–3

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

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

  1. 0%wk 1
  2. 0%wk 2
  3. 3%wk 3
  4. 0%wk 4
  5. 0%wk 5
  6. 0%wk 7
  7. 0%wk 8

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 8neck1—
2025 · wk 10back4Out

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

Injury history by season · 2 episodes · 5 weeks on a report

  • ruled out
  • 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.

Role

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

RoleRB3 · 0% snaps
Season2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Per game0 rush yards · 0 carries · 0 receiving yards
TypeCommittee back
Career1 season · 16 games before 2026
Injuries2 episodes · last: neck, 2026 wk 8
Bioage 26.5 · 3 seasons' experience

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

Jacob Saylors is a running back out of East Tennessee State with 3 years of experience. He is listed at 71 inches and 195 lb, and he was 26.7 at the start of the week. He has had snaps in 7 weeks this season, in a small role both for the season and over the last four weeks. The club report shows 1 week on the 2026 injury report and 0 games missed; since 2023 he has had 1 back episode and 1 neck episode.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
PositionRBnflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
CollegeEast Tennessee Statenflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Years of experience3nflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Season 2026: weeks on the injury report1the club report · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Season 2026: of those, games missed0the club report · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Height (inches)71R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Weight (lb)195R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Age at the start of the week26.7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Position groupRB (offense)R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Role by snaps this seasona small roleR2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksa small roleR2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: back1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: neck1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Tue Nov 3 · 7:28 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea special-teams player at kick returner — 58% of the kicking snaps over 7 weeks
Listed on the depth chartsecond at kick returner
Snaps played0% a week on average over 7 weeks, 3% at his highest, 58% on special teams
Build5 ft 11 in · 195 lb
CollegeEast Tennessee State
Draftedundrafted
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience3 seasons

Last week, when he was on the report

Last weekHis team saidOur callPlayed
Week 8QuestionablePLAYyes

What this page does not show

the rest of his team's report.