{"id":213354,"date":"2025-01-28T18:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T23:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=213354"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:19:00","slug":"travis-etienne-dynasty-outlook-for-struggling-jaguars-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/28\/travis-etienne-dynasty-outlook-for-struggling-jaguars-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Etienne: Dynasty Outlook For Struggling Jaguars Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Travis Etienne endured the worst season of his career by far in 2024. After a stellar 2023, Etienne held tremendous value in dynasty leagues, being the RB1 on a good offense. Things have changed for Etienne and the Jaguars <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as a whole<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, leaving some serious doubts. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is the dynasty outlook for Etienne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Travis Etienne: Dynasty Outlook For Struggling Jaguars Back<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Current Production<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coming off <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/4239996\/travis-etienne-jr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons,<\/a> many expected <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/08\/tank-bigsby-vs-travis-etienne-who-is-the-better-fantasy-option-in-the-jacksonville-backfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Etienne<\/a> to have similar production in 2024. He opened the season as the lead back and scored two touchdowns in the opening two weeks but hit a wall after that. He did not score a single touchdown for the rest of the season and did not cross 68 rushing yards in a game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A costly fumble in Week 1 against Miami and some niggling injuries seem to have shaken his confidence. He ended the season with 558 rushing yards despite only missing two games. The emergence of <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/08\/tank-bigsby-vs-travis-etienne-who-is-the-better-fantasy-option-in-the-jacksonville-backfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tank Bigsby<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> did not help his case, although Etienne did retain most of the receiving volume, catching 39 passes to Bigsby&#8217;s seven.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Etienne<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Dynasty Price<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/keeptradecut.com\/dynasty-rankings?page=0&amp;filters=RB\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">KeepTradeCut<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> lists Etienne as the RB27 in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">dynasty<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He started the season as the dynasty RB7, but his stock plummeted as the season progressed. It&#8217;s difficult to believe that Etienne will be as bad next season as he was in this one, but his future <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">does not look very<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> promising. If you wish to bank on Etienne, he is typically worth a late second or early third-round pick.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Etienne Dynasty Outlook<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">not easy<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to gauge Etienne&#8217;s value because there are so many questions. Was this just a down season, or is this what he <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is? Has Tank Bigsby fully usurped him as the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jaguars<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> RB1? Will Etienne even be on the Jaguars in 2025? All of these questions are significant regarding his outlook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bigsby took the bulk of the carries, but Etienne could still have a niche as a receiving back. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, however, would only make him an RB3\/FLEX option at best on fantasy rosters. If he changes teams, it could be a different story. Etienne was subject to<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/news\/report-jaguars-could-pursue-major-offseason-trade-of-etienne-01jeq02e8fje\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> trade rumors<\/a> near the trade deadline, and some have persisted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> were <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a team<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> often mentioned, but now, incoming rookie running back <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/12\/21\/2025-nfl-draft-early-scouting-report-ashton-jeanty-boise-state\/\" target=\"_self\">Ashton Jeanty<\/a> has been heavily mocked to them, which would shut down rumors of Etienne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> and Las Vegas Raiders could be suitable partners for a trade, but one way or another, the Jaguars will probably trade Etienne in the offseason. His contract runs out in 2026, and the Jaguars <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are unlikely to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> renew him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What to Do With Travis Etienne in Dynasty Leagues<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> you <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">were able to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> trade Etienne early in the season when he still had good value, well done. For now, his stock is so low that he could be worth holding <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">onto,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in case he rebounds <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a bit<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with Jacksonville or ends up on another team with an increased role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Courtesy of Jeremy Reper &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a tough season in Jacksonville, and there are questions about the future of their backfield. This is Travis Etienne&#8217;s dynasty outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5318,"featured_media":213383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,32631],"tags":[135,7239],"class_list":["post-213354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-dynasty","tag-jacksonville-jaguars","tag-travis-etienne"],"modified_by":"Drew VonScio","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213354"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213386,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213354\/revisions\/213386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}