Travis Etienne Jr. Week 11 Outlook - Jaguars at Lions

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Fri, Nov 15th 2024, 10:05pm EST

Etienne should operate as the Jaguars' workhorse back in Week 11 with Tank Bigsby out. Last week, Etienne played 68% of the snaps with 12 touches and an underwhelming 43 total yards. Make no mistake about it, this won't be a pretty offense with Mac Jones at the helm, but Etienne should see somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 touches this week. That type of volume puts him in the RB2/3 conversation. Among 50 qualifying backs, Etienne ranks eighth in explosive run rate and 25th in yards after contact per attempt. Since Week 5, Detroit has allowed the 11th-highest explosive run rate, the third-highest yards per carry to gap runs, and the 13th-highest success rate to gap runs (Etienne 61.4% gap). If Dougie P is smart, he'll lean on Etienne and the ground game this week.