Travis 

Etienne Jr.

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Etienne's big concern is he will likely play fewer snaps. Etienne averaged 81% of the Jaguars' offensive snaps before their bye week and 66.5% after. He similarly averaged 20.5 PPR points per game before the bye week and 13.2 after. Etienne showed up on the injury report for two weeks due to a rib injury that likely impacted the quality of his play, but his decrease in playing time occurred before that. Doug Pederson has confirmed the plan is to reduce his workload this year, although it will probably be less compared to the start of the year rather than the end.

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Etienne's biggest problem again this season will be the offensive line. The unit had the third-lowest graded line last year, including the lowest team run-blocking grade. Ezra Cleveland was supposed to be a bright spot in terms of his run blocking, but he posted his worst season in his first year with the Jaguars last year. Brandon Scherff similarly had strong run-blocking grades in the past, but once he joined, the Jaguars his run-blocking grade decreased significantly.

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Etienne is a pretty talented running back who has played 34 games over the last two seasons. He posted dominant volume in the first half of 2023, helping him to a RB3 finish. His talent and lack of competition make it very likely he remains a fantasy starter, but his upside only exists if the offensive line improves dramatically or if Tank Bigsby keeps turning the ball over, forcing Etienne to play over 80% of Jacksonville's offensive snaps again.