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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without one starting cornerback and possibly his backup for Sunday's home game against the Miami Dolphins. The team said Friday that Alan Ball will not play because of a biceps injury. The player who would replace Ball in the lineup, Dwayne Gratz, is questionable with tightness in his hip flexor. That may leave the Jaguars with a pair of 2013 seventh-round picks as the starting cornerbacks. The Jaguars defense is already down middle linebacker Paul Posluszny (pectoral/IR) and defensive end Andre Branch (groin). Ball hasn't practiced this week after suffering the injury in the Jaguars' 24-6 victory over Cleveland last Sunday. Ball has been the Jaguars' best corner since joining the team in March 2013. He started 15 games last season and led the team with 14 pass breakups and had a career-high 47 tackles. He also intercepted two passes. Ball has 22 tackles, one interception, and three pass breakups this season. Gratz, the team's third-round draft pick in 2013, is questionable for Sunday's game. He will be evaluated in pre-game to see if he's able to play. If not, the Jaguars would be forced to start Jeremy Harris. He was one of the Jaguars' two seventh-round draft picks in 2013. The other is Demetrius McCray, who has started at left cornerback the past three weeks.
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