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Factoid: Rookie RBs
Travis Etienne and Javonte Williams look like key decisions to me. Both have the potential to be notable contributors as rookies, but neither is guaranteed to even be the most productive running back on his own team. more »
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Jaguars to use Etienne in Harvin-like playmaker role
Jacksonville head coach Urban Meyer has big plans for rookie first-round pick TRAVIS ETIENNE heading into the upcoming season. Etienne played running back in college, but Meyer has him learning the… More fundamentals of the wide receiver position with the Jaguars. Meyer envisions Etienne in a Percy Harvin-like role, where he can line up all over the field as a multi-purpose weapon. Interestingly, Meyer coached Harvin when they were both at the University of Florida. Less
Around the NFL: Jaguars
The rookies are practicing in Jacksonville, and it’s looking more likely that Travis Etienne is going to be used in a hybrid kind of way. He’s been practicing not with the running backs but the wide receivers. more »
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Podcast: May 7 episodes (plural!) of the Fantasy Index Podcast available now
Post-draft blowout! Moishe Steigmann and Justin Eleff complete their assessment of the NFL rookie class of 2021 -- two new episodes covering running backs, wide receivers and tight ends. more »
Around the NFL: Rookie running backs
If you were watching the NFL Draft last night, you might have been wondering where all the running backs were. It was a historically thin group, with a total of four selected by the end of Round 3. That was the fewest taken in the first three rounds since 2016, which itself was the lowest number ever. Disappointing for the key position in fantasy leagues. more »
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Around the NFL: Travis Etienne
Not surprising that the Jaguars selected a running back in the draft. They need more than just James Robinson at the position. But surprising that it happened in the first round. more »
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Jaguars add QB Lawrence, RB Etienne in first round of NFL Draft
The Jacksonville Jaguars officially made quarterback TREVOR LAWRENCE the first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Thursday night. Later in the first round, the Jaguars added Lawrence’s college teammate by… More selecting running back TRAVIS ETIENNE with the 25th overall pick. The duo became the first QB/RB pairing from a single school ever drafted by the same team in the first round of an NFL Draft in the common era. Less
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Around the NFL: Steelers running backs
The drumbeat for the Steelers selecting a first-round running back is only getting louder. Najee Harris, Travis Etienne, Javonte Williams -- all seem like reasonable possibilities. If it happens, that player immediately merits early consideration in fantasy drafts. more »
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Factoid: Travis Etienne
There seem to be three reasonable candidates to be the first running back drafted -- maybe only two. Alabama's Najee Harris, Clemson's Travis Etienne and perhaps North Carolina's Javonte Williams; those are the players most frequently mentioned. In rookie drafts, you'll most likely be weighing Harris or Etienne. more »
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Andy Richardson: First-round running backs
Some brief discussion yesterday about first-round running backs. Depending on the source and the mock draft, you can find someone who thinks there will be 1-2 players at the position selected in the first round, or more. Recent history suggests just 1 or perhaps 2 is most likely. more »
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