Travis Etienne

Etienne has produced as a volume runner with a real receiving role. His best fantasy seasons came from heavy carry counts, red-zone work and steady targets: 267 carries and 73 targets in 2023, then 260 carries and 52 targets in 2025. In his three 2026 games he has averaged 10 carries for about 43 rushing yards and 4.3 targets per game. The work through the air has been short, with 11 catches for 51 yards, or about 4.6 yards per reception.

This season has been a step down on a per-game basis. He is scoring 10.3 PPR points per game in 2026, compared with 14.9 in 2025 and 16.6 in 2023, though it is above the 8.7 he managed in 2024. His 4.3 yards per carry matches last season's efficiency. The difference is volume and scoring position. He has gone from roughly 15 carries and three red-zone carries per game in 2025 to 10 carries and one red-zone carry per game now, and he has no touchdowns in 2026 after scoring 13 total last year. His target rate has actually risen from about 3.1 to 4.3 per game, which keeps some PPR floor in the profile when he plays.

For fantasy and DFS, the situation is simple for now. He is on IR and listed as RB4, so he is not a lineup option this week. The Clutch Edge projection of 15.9 points per game reflects his per-game ceiling when active. His overall rank of #200 reflects the gap between that ceiling and his current availability and depth-chart standing. When active, his value comes from carry volume, goal-line touches and his receiving role. A return from IR combined with a climb back toward lead-back carries and red-zone work would make him rosterable again. Until the depth chart shows that, he is a stash only in deeper formats.

Written by a language model from the stat lines below. Numbers from Sleeper; the 2026 line is the season in progress.