{"id":120045,"date":"2021-08-24T09:45:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=120045"},"modified":"2021-08-24T07:23:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T11:23:58","slug":"james-robinson-fantasy-football-outlook-without-travis-etienne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/08\/24\/james-robinson-fantasy-football-outlook-without-travis-etienne\/","title":{"rendered":"James Robinson Fantasy Football Outlook Without Travis Etienne"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Robinson was one of the biggest fantasy football breakouts last year, and he has a chance to be a star again following an injury to fellow running back Travis Etienne. The first-round pick suffered a mid-foot sprain<\/a> in Monday\u2019s preseason bout against the New Orleans Saints<\/a> and will be sidelined indefinitely. This leaves Robinson all alone in Jacksonville\u2019s backfield, but can he recapture the magic with a new coaching staff and quarterback?<\/p>\n

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Fantasy Football: Projecting James Robinson Without Travis Etienne<\/h2>\n

What James Robinson did last season was nothing short of amazing. Entering the league as an undrafted free agent, the Illinois State product finished the season as the RB7, accumulating 1,070 rushing yards and seven touchdowns to go along with 49 receptions for 344 yards and three touchdowns. He did all this despite playing for a talent-poor Jacksonville squad that ranked dead last in rushing attempts per game.<\/p>\n

Robinson is a solid player, but the primary catalyst for this feat was the complete lack of competition in the backfield. The Jaguars cut Leonard Fournette just before the season, Ryquell Armstead lost his entire season to COVID-19, and Devine Ozgibo spent half the year on the short-term injured reserve. This created a perfect storm for Robinson, allowing him to have the type of market share typically reserved for Christian McCaffrey.<\/p>\n

Even with Etienne sidelined, Robinson won\u2019t have that same command of the backfield in 2021. In addition to having a new coaching staff (we\u2019ll get to that later), the team also signed Carlos Hyde as a free agent. Now, Hyde is anything but a superstar, but he\u2019s capable of playing a supporting role in the offense. So, instead of having 85% of Jacksonville\u2019s running back touches, Robinson will probably be in the 60-65% range, at least until Etienne returns.<\/p>\n

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This is why James Robinson is the #Jaguars<\/a> starting RB. Points out the blitz to Lawrence pre-snap then picks it up perfectly to give him time to convert the first third-down of the game. pic.twitter.com\/fSNLX5GSvh<\/a><\/p>\n

— John Shipley (@_John_Shipley) August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n