NO · RB
Travis Etienne
Travis Etienne is a running back for the New Orleans Saints. Injury status: Questionable. Depth chart: RB1.
Scouting report
Travis Etienne: the full picture
Travis Etienne at a glance
Travis Etienne is a 27-year-old running back for the New Orleans Saints, listed at 5'10" and 215 pounds. The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Etienne 25th overall in the first round in 2021, out of Clemson; this is year six in the league.
2026 projection
Our season projection has Etienne at 167.2 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB28 at the position and works out to 11.4 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 2 games of 2026, Etienne has scored 21.9 PPR points, or 10.9 per game. That is 13.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Etienne would finish with about 186 points, ahead of the 167.2 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 14.8 points in Week 1 against DET, the RB16 finish that week. Etienne has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Etienne ranks in the 91st percentile in receptions, the 66th percentile in receiving yards and the 58th percentile in yards per carry. One of the 6 tracked categories sits at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 11th percentile in rush yards over expected per attempt.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Etienne has finished as RB17 in 2022, RB3 in 2023, RB35 in 2024 and RB10 in 2025. Two of those 4 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 282.4 PPR points in 2023. Across 68 regular-season games on record, the totals read 3,869 rushing yards, 25 rushing touchdowns, 177 receptions and 1,376 receiving yards.
Travis Etienne by the numbers
Etienne has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 2 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 8 times and finished in the top twelve 18 times. The career high is 36.4 PPR points, set in Week 5 of 2023 against BUF, the top RB score of that week. The game log also shows 2 games of 30 or more PPR points, 9 100-yard rushing games and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Etienne has reached 20 points in 12 games, 18% of career appearances.
Contract
Etienne is playing on a four-year, $48 million contract signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2026, an average of $12 million per year with $24 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2029 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Etienne carries a GV stock price of 4,203, which ranks 196th overall and RB30 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Etienne 139th overall. Value has moved down 1.7 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Rachaad White, Rhamondre Stevenson and Jaylen Warren. See where Etienne sits on the trade value chart.
Latest news
1 news item linked to Etienne in the past two weeks, the most recent on September 18, 2026. Read the latest Travis Etienne news.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 167.2
- PPR / game
- 11.4
Travis Etienne fantasy outlook
Travis Etienne enters the 2026 season with NO and ranks RB28 and #103 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 167.2 PPR points across 14.6 games, or 11.4 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Travis Etienne as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Travis Etienne produced 253.9 PPR points in 17 games (14.9 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 60%, with a 26% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.
Week 1 projection
Travis Etienne is projected for 12.3 PPR points on the road at DET in week 1, with a likely range of 2.3 to 29.1.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.7 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 44.5
- Dynasty
- 40.8
- Superflex redraft
- 56.8
- Superflex dynasty
- 54.7
- TE premium dynasty
- 24.5
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NO | 2 | 17 | 71 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 21.9 |
| 2025 | JAX | 17 | 260 | 1,107 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 292 | 6 | 253.9 |
| 2024 | JAX | 15 | 150 | 558 | 2 | 52 | 39 | 254 | 0 | 130.2 |
| 2023 | JAX | 17 | 267 | 1,008 | 11 | 73 | 58 | 476 | 1 | 282.4 |
| 2022 | JAX | 17 | 220 | 1,125 | 5 | 45 | 35 | 316 | 0 | 205.1 |
Running backs ranked near Travis Etienne
- David Montgomery RB26 · 175.5 PPR
- Tony Pollard RB27 · 175.5 PPR
- Jeremiyah Love RB28 · 167.2 PPR
- Jadarian Price RB30 · 158.4 PPR
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB31 · 156.6 PPR
- Rico Dowdle RB32 · 156.6 PPR
New Orleans Saints fantasy players
- Tyler Shough QB · 241.5 PPR
- Chris Olave WR · 228.6 PPR
- Juwan Johnson TE · 126.4 PPR
- Jordyn Tyson WR · 102.2 PPR
- Alvin Kamara RB · 102.1 PPR
- Devaughn Vele WR · 100.0 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.