The Jacksonville Jaguars have decided to wait a week before playing with two of their new toys. 

The Jaguars have ruled out safety Jessie Bates III and defensive tackle Jordan Davis for their Week 10 matchup against the Tennessee Titans. 

Both players were acquired by Jacksonville on Monday as part of the team’s incredibly busy trade deadline. 

The Jaguars traded away a huge amount of future draft capital to increase their odds of reaching the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. 

Jacksonville sent its 2027 second-round and 2028-fifth round picks to the Atlanta Falcons for Bates. The Jaguars then acquired Davis from the Philadelphia Eagles for 2027 first- and 2029 second-round picks, a steep price that has been heavily criticized by most of the national media. 

The Jaguars also sent a 2028 sixth-round pick to the New Orleans Saints for DT Davon Godchaux. 

Godchaux should also help the defense, but Bates and Davis were Jacksonville’s big prizes at the deadline. 

But it will be another week before anybody gets to see either make his Jaguars’ debut. 

On the team’s Friday injury report, Jacksonville officially ruled Bates and Davis both out against the Titans. 

Neither Bates nor Davis is dealing with an injury, and fellow newcomer Godchaux is playing this week. 

So, why are Bates and Davis out?

Both are officially listed as being out due to rest and acclimation. 

That is not a sign that the Jaguars are overlooking the 1-7 Titans. 

Jacksonville has already had its bye week this season. Neither the Falcons nor the Eagles have had theirs. The Jaguars simply want to make sure Bates and Davis get a bye week this season and don’t play 18 regular-season games. 

Godchaux and the Saints had their bye in Week 8. 

The Jaguars head into Week 10 as a pretty healthy team.

The only other players with injury designations for Sunday are DE B.J. Green, who is out after having his 21-day evaluation window opened early this week, and center Robert Hainsey, who is questionable with a concussion after limited practices this week.

Everyone else who showed up on the injury report earlier in the week is good to go. That includes Antonio Johnson, Bhayshul Tuten, Jakobi Meyers, Travon Walker, Ezra Cleveland, Chris Rodriguez Jr., and Branson Combs.

The Jaguars are hoping to improve to 7-2 against the Titans on Sunday and have outscored their last two opponents by a combined score of 75-17.