Aaron Wilson of The National Football Post reports that Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to repair “lingering meniscus issues.” Although MJD is done for the preseason, the team expects to have him back for Week 1.

Jones-Drew is a conscensus top-5 pick and regularly goes off the draft board at No. 3 overall. Don’t freak out if you already drafted him…at least not yet. We aren’t revamping his projections or knocking him down a few spots on the board…for now…however if you want your first pick to have a clean bill of health going into the season, we’d understand if you at least consider going in another direction. We’ll keep you posted on his status leading up to Week 1.

Just an update…new reports are surfacing from Jones-Drews’ agent Adisa Bakari that he did not have arthroscopic surgery. Bakari told The Associated Press that the Jags are resting MJD for precautionary reasons. He said that Jacksonville needs him during the regular season and that playing him now could only hurt the team. In fact, Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio plans to sit most of his starters in the preseason finale on Thursday, September 2. With the spate of recent injuries in preseason games - some season-ending, Del Rio’s decision seems reasonable and might turn out to be the smartest one he makes all season.

We’ll keep you posted if any new developments occur…for now it seems that Jones-Drew will be ready to roll in Week 1 after all. Draft him with confidence if you have the chance.