Travis Etienne Jr. Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- January 26, 1999 (25)
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Drafted
- 2021 / Rd. 1 / Pk. 25 (JAX)
- College
- Clemson
Season Logs
Game Logs
Travis Etienne Jr. News
The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on X that they have picked up the fifth-year options on 2021 first-round picks Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne. This move keeps the former Clemson duo under contract through the 2025 NFL season. Lawrence, the former No. 1 overall pick, has played well in spurts and led the team to a playoff win. He seemingly regressed from 2022 to 2023, but he's shown enough to warrant the team rolling with him for at least another two years. After missing his entire rookie season with a lisfranc injury, Etienne has rushed 478 times for 2,133 yards and 16 touchdowns and caught 93 passes for 792 yards and one score as a receiver in 34 games.
Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke said on Saturday that the team is picking up the fifth-year option for quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne Jr. It's no surprise that the Jags will pick up the options for the former Clemson teammates with the deadline to do so coming next Thursday. The 24-year-old Lawrence has been given even more weapons in Gabe Davis and rookie Brian Thomas after Calvin Ridley left in free agency this offseason. Injuries hurt Lawrence in the second half of 2023, and with better health in 2024, he could easily rebound as a strong midrange QB1 for fantasy. Etienne has rushed for 1,000 yards in each of his first two NFL seasons while also catching 93 total passes for 792 yards. Tank Bigsby could be a thorn in his side as he gets more involved in the backfield, but Etienne is still an attractive fantasy RB in an offense that could be even more explosive this year.
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr.'s 325 touches last year were third-most in the NFL for a RB, but head coach Doug Pederson said that Etienne as a workhorse back "is not the recipe" he prefers. Pederson mentioned that D'Ernest Johnson was injured in 2023, and Tank Bigsby was learning as a rookie. The head coach said he'd consider knocking some of Etienne's reps down next season in order to keep him healthy over the course of the year. All in all, the 25-year-old topped 1,000 rushing yards for the second time in his two NFL seasons, and he also improved as a pass-catcher with 58 catches for 476 yards. Etienne will remain the Jaguars' lead back and will be an RB1 target for fantasy managers, but you'll need to keep in mind that if the team has it their way, Etienne's total touches will be managed more.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
FS | Andre Cisco |
Daniel Thomas | |
LDE | Travon Walker |
Yasir Abdullah | |
LDT | Roy Robertson-Harris |
DaVon Hamilton | |
RDT | Arik Armstead |
Maason Smith | |
RDE | Josh Allen |
Trevis Gipson | |
LOLB | Devin Lloyd |
Ventrell Miller | |
MLB | Foyesade Oluokun |
Dequan Jackson | |
ROLB | Chad Muma |
Caleb Johnson | |
LCB | Ronald Darby |
Deantre Prince | |
SS | Antonio Johnson |
Andrew Wingard | |
RCB | Tyson Campbell |
Montaric Brown | |
NB | Darnell Savage |
Jarrian Jones |
KR | Devin Duvernay |
QB | Trevor Lawrence |
Mac Jones | |
RB | Travis Etienne Jr. |
D'Ernest Johnson | |
LWR | Christian Kirk |
RWR | Brian Thomas Jr. |
Tim Jones | |
SWR | Gabe Davis |
Parker Washington | |
TE | Evan Engram |
Luke Farrell | |
LT | Cam Robinson |
Walker Little | |
LG | Ezra Cleveland |
Tyler Shatley | |
C | Mitch Morse |
Luke Fortner | |
RG | Brandon Scherff |
Cooper Hodges | |
RT | Anton Harrison |
Javon Foster |
LS | Ross Matiscik |
K | Cam Little |
P | Logan Cooke |
Travis Etienne was not burdened by a production-inhibiting backfield rotation during 2023, following the infusion of Tank Bigsby into Jacksonville's depth chart. Etienne vaulted to second among all backs in snaps (816) and finished seventh in points per game (16.6) from Weeks 1-18. Etienne also rose to fourth in rushing attempts (267/15.7 per game), 11th in rushing yards (1,088/59.3 per game), and sixth in missed tackles forced (58) according to Fantasy Points Data. Etienne also attained a 12%...