Travis Etienne Jr. has impressed early in his training at Jaguars’ OTAs. He’s looking sharp in his recovery from injury, leaving fantasy football managers wondering if he’s ready to make a splash in his second year in the NFL.
Travis Etienne impressing in OTAs
Jaguars 2021 first-round RB Travis Etienne has been impressing the team’s new coaching staff during OTAs. (Source: John Oehser)
Fantasy Impact: Etienne missed all of his rookie season with a foot injury, but he has been impressive in training and with his recovery. There is an opening for him to step into a true RB1 role, with James Robinson expected to miss much of the season while recovering from his torn Achilles. Fantasy managers should keep tabs on how Robinson continues to progress throughout the off-season, and if it’s all positive, he will be a very intriguing option for fantasy purposes this season.
– By Leo Sells
The Case for Travis Etienne to be a Top-5 Fantasy Football Running Back in 2022
Travis Etienne’s 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook
Travis Etienne Jr. was a standout college football running back for the Clemson Tigers from 2017 to 2020 and was selected by the Jaguars in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft — 25th overall. However, his rookie season was cut short by a preseason Lisfranc injury. Some NFL personnel reported that Etienne could have come back towards the end of the year had the Jaguars been in playoff contention instead of being the league’s laughing stock.
Etienne is expected to be fully cleared by training camp, giving him a leg up on the RB1 role as the Jacksonville Jaguars install a new offense under new head coach Doug Pederson. With James Robinson attempting to come back from a torn Achilles injury suffered on December 26, Etienne figures to be the featured back during this spring/summer.
Do not forget what this guy did at Clemson with Trevor Lawrence as his quarterback. During his final season as a Clemson Tiger, he led the country in receiving yards and ranked second in receptions among running backs. Etienne also racked up the most rushing attempts of 20-plus yards (40) from 2018 to 2019 while only carrying the ball 20-plus times once since 2018.
–Andrew Erickson
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Travis Etienne Jr. 2022 Projections
| RUSH ATT | RUSH YDS | RUSH TDS | RECS | REC YDS | REC TDS | FUMBLES | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175.8 | 758.7 | 5.6 | 41 | 333.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 146.8 |
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