Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts left the team's first training camp practice with a tight hamstring. The injury isn't expected to be serious and coach Gus Bradley said the Jaguars pulled Shorts as a precautionary measure.

Shorts said he expects to be back on the field this weekend.

"Things are going to pop up," he said. "It's football. Things happen. I'll continue to take care of my body. If I'm able to practice [on Saturday], I'm practicing."

Shorts missed most of OTAs and minicamp with tightness in his calf.

Shorts gutted through a sports hernia on his way to a 66-777-3 season. The 55-979-7 line he posted in 2012 (his second season) is a better indication of what he’s capable of. The addition of Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson should actually help Shorts avoid double coverage. Hopefully the hamstring injury isn't a big deal.

Jaguars WR Marqise Lee suffered an ankle injury and WR Allen Robinson hurt his hamstring, which led to both rookies being limited participants during the team’s offseason work. Robinson said that he’s been cleared to practice when training camp gets underway on Friday and Lee says he’s healthy as well, although it doesn’t sound like he’ll be going full speed right away.

“Everything’s good,” Lee said, via the team’s website. “I’m pretty much cleared. They still want me to take it slow as far as right now. During camp, that’s when I pick it up. We’ve got a while before we actually put on pads, so by that time pads come on, I should be OK.”

Lee was running as a starter opposite Cecil Shorts prior to injuring his ankle, so we give him the inside track to starter's snaps if he can get healthy and pick up things quickly. Robinson has more size, so he may be a bigger factor in the redzone.

Jaguars beat writer Michael DiRocco on the potential impact of WRs Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson: They'll be significant parts of the rotation early in the season, but it's hard for rookie receivers to make a big impact. It has happened -- look at San Diego's Keenan Allen last season -- and the Jaguars do need help at receiver, but it's more realistic to believe Lee and Robinson will finish their first seasons with somewhere around 40 catches.

Both rookies missed OTAs with injuries, but Lee was running as the “Z” receiver opposite starter Cecil Shorts prior to turning his ankle, so I think he has the inside track to start. The Jaguars don’t have a great passing game, but I’m betting Lee (or Robinson, if he wins the job) will be fantasy relevant (top 60) in 2014.

Q: What are the reasonable expectations for rookie receivers Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson?

A: The Jaguars used the 39th overall pick to select Lee from USC and then traded up to No. 60 to take Robinson from Penn State on the draft’s second night.

Lee and Robinson will get ample opportunities to play right away … they just have to get on the field. Lee (ankle) and Robinson (hamstring) both missed the last five OTAs and all three mini-camp practices.

Their absence allowed Allen Hurns, Kerry Taylor, Damian Copeland, etc., to show their talents, but make no mistake, the Jaguars’ depth chart is 1. Cecil Shorts and 2./3. Lee or Robinson.

It looks like one of Lee or Robinson will win a job across from Shorts. Right now we have Lee ranked 59th vs. Robinson at 110. Neither are getting drafted in 10-team leagues, but obviously there could be some potential there and this is something to watch through camp.

Q: Which Jaguars rookie receiver will have a better season, Marqise Lee or Allen Robinson?

Jaguars.com writer John Oehser: The first thing to note here is it’s unfair to expect either player to be close this season to what he will be in a year or two. No matter the expectations, hype or even the talent level, rookies need time and maturity to develop. That’s particularly true at the receiver position. Still, to answer your question – and, after all, that’s why you asked – I’d project Robinson to have the better rookie season. During the brief time he was on the field in the offseason he appeared to have natural hands, and his size could give him a tool to be effective immediately as a rookie while he learns the nuances and subtleties of the position. Lee has the potential to be a dynamic, big-play receiver, something that could take a bit longer to develop without Robinson’s size.

Lee has been working as the starting Z receiver while Cecil Shorts has been practicing as the starting X receiver. Robinson was learning the X position before injuring his hamstring. In terms of projected snaps, it appears that Lee is currently ahead of Robinson, so he'd be our choice to have the more productive rookie season.

Jaguars RB Toby Gerhart is slated to be the focal point of Jedd Fisch's attack in Jacksonville, and Gerhart hopes to spearhead a strategy that worked so well for Gus Bradley in Seattle.

"Gus comes from the Seattle Seahawks' model of playing good defense, relying on the run game where Marshawn Lynch was their 'Beast Mode' out there," Gerhart said Wednesday, per USA Today. "Hopefully, I'll be the 'Beast Mode' down here for the Jaguars. I want to be a guy who helps turn this program around with a physical, punishing offense."

General manager David Caldwell improved the front line during the offseason with the additions of former Seahawks Chris Clemons and Red Bryant, along with Ziggy Hood. The offense received some new life with the draft picks of Blake Bortles, Allen Robinson and Marqise Lee. Now, the Jags will need Gerhart to add some punch on the ground, and he knows he has big shoes to fill.

Toby Gerhart has touched the ball 15+ times in seven career games and has averaged low-end RB1 numbers (12.6 FP) with that type of workload. The former Heisman candidate will start for the Jaguars and should see a lot of work in that role. Gerhart has fantasy RB2 potential as a lead back.

Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee wearing a boot on right leg to get around Everbank Field today.

Allen Robinson is out with a hamstring injury, so Lee isn't gaining any ground in a walking boot. Lee is expected to start opposite of Cecil Shorts, but every rep counts.

Jaguars WR Allen Robinson has a hamstring injury that will keep him out a few weeks.

Robinson is learning a different position than Marqise Lee, but this still looks like good news for Lee.