Fantasy Football Draft Advice & Outlook: Travis Etienne (2023)

From Weeks 7-17 – removing the game versus Baltimore when Travis Etienne left with an injury – the Jaguars running back averaged 15 fantasy points per game (RB8 in points per game) and was the standing RB10 in total half-point PPR points scored. Etienne would proceed to finish the 2022 fantasy regular season tied for fifth in carries inside the 10-yard line (23), but he only scored four touchdowns on those carries. He’s primed to see his TD numbers climb with the backfield all but his from the get-go in 2023, playing in ascending offense.

Etienne also just scratched the surface of how he can contribute in the passing game. The receiving “role” has been his in terms of routes run most weeks in 2022, but targets did not always follow, with Trevor Lawrence preferring Christian Kirk, Zay Jones and Evan Engram – who all stayed healthy in 2022. If one of those players goes down in 2023, Etienne could see a boosted receiving role. The second-year rusher averaged a 22% target rate per route in three of his last four games played. No. 2 running back/pass-catcher JaMycal Hasty, former Cleveland Brown D’Ernest Johnson and 2023 third-rounder Tank Bigsby are behind him on the current depth chart.