Etienne rushed 12 times for 27 yards and brought in all three targets for six yards in the Jaguars' 52-6 loss to the Lions on Sunday. With Tank Bigsby sidelined by an ankle injury, Etienne essentially had all early-down work to himself. However, with Mac Jones at quarterback and an unstoppable Lions offense on the other side, Etienne couldn't get much going with his opportunities. The fourth-year back finished with under 50 rushing yards for the fifth consecutive game, and even his highest catch total since Week 5 netted next to nothing in production. Etienne will likely be back in a timeshare with Bigsby in a Week 13 home matchup against the Texans, considering the latter should have a good chance to recover over the Week 12 bye.
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Status
ACTIVELatest Travis Etienne news
Team
Jacksonville Jaguars
Birthdate
1/26/1999 (25)
Status
Active
HT/WT
5'10", 215 lbs
Draft Info
2021: Rd 1; Pk (JAC)
Birthplace
Jennings, LA, USA
Position
RB
College
Clemson
Experience
4 seasons
Career History
Jacksonville Jaguars
2021-Present
(4 seasons)
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ATT 9.0TD 0.2RUSH YDS 31.7LNG 11.2REC 1.9REC TD 0.0REC YDS 9.6AVG 5.1RAC 13.0CBSS fantasy points 5.1ESPN fantasy points 5.1Yahoo fantasy points 6.0
Pregame Probabilities
Expected to run >100 RYDS2% -
Full season projectionsATT 215.0TD 3.1RUSH YDS 937.6LNG 22.0REC 51.0REC YDS 333.4AVG 6.5
Etienne rushed 12 times for 27 yards and brought in all three targets for six yards in the Jaguars' 52-6 loss to the Lions on Sunday. With Tank Bigsby sidelined by an ankle injury, Etienne essentially had all early-down work to himself. However, with Mac Jones at quarterback and an unstoppable Lions offense on the other side, Etienne couldn't get much going with his opportunities. The fourth-year back finished with under 50 rushing yards for the fifth consecutive game, and even his highest catch total since Week 5 netted next to nothing in production. Etienne will likely be back in a timeshare with Bigsby in a Week 13 home matchup against the Texans, considering the latter should have a good chance to recover over the Week 12 bye.
Etienne is slated to be the Jaguars' lead running back Sunday in Detroit with Tank Bigsby (ankle) ruled out for the contest. Etienne acted as the primary RB for most of this past Sunday's loss to the Vikings after Tank Bigsby (ankle) made an early exit, turning 11 carries into 44 yards and his only target into a catch for minus-1 yard. Bigsby wasn't able to practice this week prior to Friday's declaration, and D'Ernest Johnson had a cap on his reps due to a hamstring issue. Considering the situation, Etienne could be in line for a large workload Sunday against a Lions defense that has given up seven TDs (tied for 21st) and 4.19 YPC (21st) to opposing running backs in nine games this season.
Etienne rushed the ball 11 times for 44 yards in Sunday's 12-7 loss to the Vikings. He also recorded one catch on one target for negative one yard. Etienne recorded the first carry of the game for the Jaguars, though he appeared destined to continue to split work with Tank Bigsby (ankle). However, Bigsby suffered an injury early in the first quarter and managed to return for only one carry in the second quarter before spending the rest of the game on the sidelines. Even with his highest carry total since Week 4, Etienne failed to make much of an impact, though he did have an apparent touchdown overturned upon review. He could be in line to lead the backfield again in Week 11 against the Lions, pending Bigsby's availability.
Etienne (hamstring) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game versus the Vikings. Both Etienne and Tank Bigsby (ankle) were limited in practice all week, but both running backs will be available to the Jaguars offense Week 10. During this past Sunday's loss at Philadelphia, Etienne earned a 31 percent snap share and had five touches for 30 yards from scrimmage, while Bigsby handled 52 percent of the snaps en route to eight carries for 22 yards. The breakdown between the two should be somewhat similar this weekend.
Etienne (hamstring) remained limited in practice Thursday. The same applies to Tank Bigsby (ankle), while D'Ernest Johnson was added to the Jaguars' Week 10 injury report after logging a limited session Thursday. Added context regarding the running back trio's status for Sunday's game against the Vikings will arrive Friday, but both Etienne and Bigsby played through their respective injury issues last week, and we'd be surprised if either were unavailable this weekend.
Etienne (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Wednesday. Etienne returned from a two-game absence for Sunday's 28-23 loss to the Eagles and played 72 percent of snaps in the first half, but he then took just 9 percent of snaps post-halftime after his dropped pass late in the second quarter landed in a defender's hands. While he'll likely to play through the hamstring injury again this Sunday against the Vikings, it's hard to know what kind of role Etienne will have in a backfield that also includes Tank Bigsby (LP - ankle) and D'Ernest Johnson.
Etienne (hamstring) rushed three times for 24 yards while catching two of three targets for six yards in Sunday's 28-23 loss to the Eagles. Tank Bigsby led Jacksonville's backfield with eight touches, but Etienne finished as the team's leading rusher. Neither tailback provided positive outputs Sunday, resulting in the expected cannibalization of fantasy value upon Etienne's return. A similar timeshare should be expected when the Jaguars host the Vikings next Sunday.
Etienne (hamstring) is active for Sunday's Week 9 matchup against the Eagles. Etienne practiced in limited fashion throughout the week and was reported to be trending toward active status earlier Sunday. With his availability now confirmed, Etienne will return from a two-game absence to a murky outlook in terms of workload, as backfield mate Tank Bigsby, who proved amply capable of handling the lead-back role over the previous two games, is also active after overcoming an ankle injury.
Etienne remains listed as questionable but is considered likely to play Sunday against the Eagles, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Along with Etienne, fellow running back Tank Bigsby is carrying a questionable tag into Sunday, with head coach Doug Pederson previously labeling both players as game-time decisions. Rapoport relays that Bigsby and Etienne are both likely to be officially cleared to play when Jacksonville releases its inactive list approximately 90 minutes before Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff, but the breakdown of snaps and touches between the two backs is difficult to project. Pederson has said that Etienne will return to the starting role once healthy, but Etienne is averaging 4.1 yards per carry on the season and had struggled mightily in his last two abbreviated outings before missing the previous two games with the hamstring injury. Bigsby, meanwhile, served as Jacksonville's lead runner in Weeks 7 and 8 and carried 44 times for 196 yards (4.5 average) and two touchdowns, potentially putting himself on track to maintain a role even when Etienne is healthy. While Etienne could thus be at risk of losing out on some touches, he shouldn't lose any work in the passing game to Bigsby, who had routinely been subbed out for D'Ernest Johnson in those situations the past two weeks.