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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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2026 season · RB · #3 · 6th season

3Travis Etienne

Age 27 · 5'10" · 215 lb · Clemson · Pick 25 overall (2021). Listed RB4 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 50% across 3 games.

No injury listingRB4Saints players
NOSaints offense50% of snaps
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Carries
30
10.0 per game
T-57th of 70
Rush yards
128
4.3 per carry
55th of 70
Rush TD
0
7 first downs
T-56th of 70
Targets
13
11 catches · 51 yds
T-38th of 70
Touches / game
14.3
43 total
32nd of 70
EPA / touch
-0.01
-0.6 total
23rd of 70
Explosive
3
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-49th of 70
Snap share
50%
offensive snaps
31st of 70
The short version
  • How goodEtienne's -0.6 EPA is 21st of 70 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+8.9, 38th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy6.6 standard points a game.8.5 half-PPR points a game.10.3 PPR points a game.
  • How he's usedMotion is part of the plan: 68% of his touches come with pre-snap movement (league 54%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 14.3 a game over his last three against 14.3 for the season.
  • This weekWeek 8 is the bye.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 70 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry4.328th of 70
61st
Rush EPA per carry0.0020th of 70
72nd
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.0336th of 64
45th
Broken tacklesper touch2%13th of 70
82nd
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch7%38th of 70
46th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game14.332nd of 70
55th
Receiving sharetargets per touch30%11th of 70
85th
Yards per touch4.240th of 70
44th
Success rate44%18th of 70
75th
Total EPA-0.621st of 70
71st
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Etienne scores 6.6 standard points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 5.9 and 7.5; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 0 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Browns allow the 16th-most standard points to RBs, 17.6 a game.

Points a game6.6not ranked yet
Season19.9RB62 · 3 games
Most weeks5.9–7.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 012+ · under 5

Etienne scores 8.5 half-PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 6.9 and 10.0; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 1 bust (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Browns allow the 16th-fewest half-PPR points to RBs, 19.3 a game.

Points a game8.5not ranked yet
Season25.4RB60 · 3 games
Most weeks6.9–10.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 116+ · under 6.5

Etienne scores 10.3 PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 7.9 and 12.5; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 1 bust (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Browns allow the 16th-fewest PPR points to RBs, 21.1 a game.

Points a game10.3not ranked yet
Season30.9RB58 · 3 games
Most weeks7.9–12.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 120+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 70 backs

Motion is part of the plan: 68% of his touches come with pre-snap movement (league 54%). He is a pass-catching back: 30% of his touches are targets (league 18%). His share of the team's touches is 10%: on third down it falls to 5%; inside the 20 it holds at 10%. His carries come from the gun: 45% of them (league 34%).

Motion manMotion 68% · 86th pctlPass-catching backReceiving share 30% · 85th pctlNot the third-down back5% on third down · 10% overallGun runnerShotgun runs 45% · 78th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
55%
58th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
45%
78th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
30%
85th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
5%
24th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
10%
22nd
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
13%
34th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
6%
44th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
68%
86th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · vs BrownsWeek 8: bye
The game
CLEvs Browns
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Caesars Superdome
NO −2.5 · O/U 43.5
The defense vs the run
27th vs the run
allow -0.02 EPA per designed carry, league -0.08
a soft matchup
His history
vs bottom-10 defenses: 1 game, 15.0 touches a game, 70 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 50%

Week 8 is the bye. A soft matchup: the Browns rank 27th vs the run, allowing -0.02 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 70 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
69Games
927Carries
3,926Rush yards
32TD
179Receptions
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2023, 1,484 scrimmage yards in 17 games with JAX. This season's 59.7 a game puts him on pace for 1,014 over 17, short of it.

08001,60022·JAX★23·JAX24·JAX25·JAX26
SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2022JAX172201,1255.154535316-0.01
2023JAX172671,0083.8127358476-0.07
2024JAX151505583.725239254-0.16
2025JAX172601,1074.3135236292-0.03
2026NO3301284.30131151-0.01
Career2 tm699273,9264.2322351791,389-0.06
Career highsRush yards 1,125 · 2022TD 13 · 2025Carries 267 · 2023
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
RB4 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 13 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
84.8
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    12Chris OlaveWR71636 · 2 TD+37.5
    5Kendre MillerRB70196 · 2 TD-20.4
    41Alvin KamaraRB68258 · 3 TD-6.6
    14Devaughn VeleWR48348 · 3 TD+22.1
    83Juwan JohnsonTE37255 · 3 TD+7.5
    6Tyler ShoughQB24111 · 2 TD+8.0
    43CJ DonaldsonRB2391-4.1
    18Bryce LanceWR2278 · 1 TD-13.1