Fantasy Football News: Travis Etienne Jr., Michael Gallup, Derek Carr (2023)

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Travis Etienne Jr. ‘fine-tuning’ skills during healthy offseason

According to Coral Smith of nfl.com, Jacksonville Jaguars RB Travis Etienne Jr. says that he is using this offseason to focus on “fine-tuning” his skills, like ball security, as he gets his first healthy camp.

Fantasy Impact

Etienne missed his rookie season with a foot injury which he said was a large focus of his 2022 offseason. He said that this offseason he is able to work on “all football.” Etienne also embraces the team’s additions of RBs D’Ernest Johnson and Tank Bigsby, saying that they will help him with the wear and tear on his body through a committee. Despite these additions, Etienne is currently ranked as the RB12 according to FantasyPros’ Expert Consensus Ranking following his first 1,000-yard season.

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Michael Gallup ‘feeling springy in OTAs’ in full offseason

According to Michael Baca of nfl.com, Dallas Cowboys WR Michael Gallup is feeling “springy again” and is “very confident” he’s back to where he was when he posted his 2019 breakout campaign.

Fantasy Impact

In the 2022 season, Gallup didn’t return to the field until Week 4 following an ACL injury that kept him sidelined. Now, 18 months later, Gallup is feeling fresh and is “all smiles” when he enters the Cowboys’ facility. In 2022, Gallup had 424 yards and four TDs in 14 games with career-low marks in both ADOT and YAC per reception. With the addition of Brandin Cooks and a healthy offseason under his belt, Gallup could return to form in what is expected to be a potent Dallas offense.

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Derek Carr: Saints bring in Gruden to help install offense

The New Orleans Saints brought in QB Derek Carr‘s former head coach Jon Gruden to help Carr and the offensive coaching staff in installing Dennis Allen’s offense for 2023.

Fantasy Impact

The offensive system in New Orleans, similar to that in Las Vegas, is a branch of the West Coast offense. By bringing in Gruden, Allen was able to help introduce his offensive system. Carr said that the offense in New Orleans is new, but that it has similarities to things he grew up on. Carr currently has an ECR of QB18 according to FantasyPros, making him a solid QB2 option as usual, only once finishing in the top 12 at QB.

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