{"id":239973,"date":"2025-07-17T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=239973"},"modified":"2025-07-17T06:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:27:28","slug":"jaguars-urged-to-trade-travis-etienne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/17\/jaguars-urged-to-trade-travis-etienne\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars Urged to Trade Former First-Round Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Running back Travis Etienne is still with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but that could change as training camp begins. A former first-round pick, the Clemson product is entering the final year of his rookie contract on the heels of a disappointing 2024. Starting and appearing in 15 games, Etienne finished the previous season with just 558 yards and two touchdowns on 150 carries, averaging an unimpressive 3.7 yards per carry.<\/p>\n

With Tank Bigsby looking like the better back, a new coaching staff in town, and the arrival of fourth-round pick Bhayshul Tuten<\/a>, Travis Etienne is one of the most popular trade candidates out there. In a recent article, Matt Holder of\u00a0Bleacher Report<\/em><\/a> made his case for why the Jaguars should part ways with him before the upcoming season. While he won’t fetch a large return, some teams could offer a late-round pick for the dual-threat back.<\/p>\n

“Tank Bigsby was the Jaguars’ leading rusher last year, and the organization spent a fourth-round pick on Bhayshul Tuten during the draft,” Holder writes. “That signals Etienne’s time in Jacksonville is nearing an end, especially since he’s entering a contract year. Given the offense’s depth at running back, getting something in return for a player who likely doesn’t have much of a future with the team would be a smart investment.”<\/p>\n

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) catches a pass during the second mandatory minicamp at Miller Electric Center Wednesday, June 11, 2025 in Jacksonville, Fla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jaguars Urged to Trade Travis Etienne; Multiple Suitors Possible<\/h2>\n

Next Teams<\/h3>\n

Kansas City Chiefs<\/h4>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the weakest running back rooms in the NFL. Former seventh-round pick Isiah Pacheco<\/a> is a fine north-south runner, but he’s not a natural pass-catcher and doesn’t do too much in the receiving game. The rest of the depth chart, meanwhile, is comprised of unproven youngsters and washed-up veterans. Head coach Andy Reid is one of the best at scheming targets to running backs, but he hasn’t had a player capable of exploiting these matchups since the peak Kareem Hunt days. A Travis Etienne trade would give the Chiefs a dangerous threat in the short part of the field and should help open up this passing attack.<\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills<\/h4>\n

James Cook still doesn’t have a contract, which means the Buffalo Bills should invest in a Plan B at the running back position. While it’s unlikely Cook’s holdout continues into the regular season, Buffalo must prepare for that worst-case scenario. Fourth-round pick Ray Davis<\/a> isn’t ready to start, and a Travis Etienne trade could help secure the running back position for a team with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations. Etienne isn’t as good as Cook, but he can start and support Josh Allen through the air and on the ground.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Chargers<\/h4>\n

This one depends on the severity of Najee Harris’s eye injury<\/a>. While most reports indicate he’ll only miss a short part of practice,\u00a0ProFootballTalk<\/em>‘s Mike Florio sent a cryptic tweet<\/a> suggesting Harris could miss the entire season. This would be disastrous for the Chargers, as head coach Jim Harbaugh firmly believes in the power of the run game. First-round pick Omarion Hampton would be the unquestioned starter, but a Travis Etienne trade would give this team a reliable backup that should still see a decent workload in the offense.<\/p>\n

Main Photo: Corey Perrine – Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Jacksonville Jaguars could trade running back Travis Etienne in the coming weeks as Tank Bigsby and Bhayshul Tuten earn larger roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":239975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_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":[36,3,13,16,18],"tags":[33250,7642,7811,7646,9739,7239],"class_list":["post-239973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-bills","category-jaguars","category-chiefs","category-chargers","tag-bhayshul-tuten","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-jaguars-featured","tag-tank-bigsby","tag-travis-etienne"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239973","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\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239976,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239973\/revisions\/239976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}