Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry on Travis Etienne

PodcastMatthew Berry's 2026 Ride or Die RevealAugust 20, 2026

From the episode

the concern on him is like, if you look at all the underlying metrics, uh, for Travis, like they're not great. He's volume driven.

Mentioned at 35:46 – 36:24

STACKED’s take

Negative signalProjection

Etienne's underlying metrics and injury concerns create risk

Matthew Berry is nervous about Travis Etienne Jr., noting that his underlying metrics are not great and that he is overly reliant on volume. Berry also mentions concerns regarding the health of the backfield in New Orleans.

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Travis EtienneNegativeProjection

Etienne's efficiency is poor despite heavy investment; Kamara outpaced him Week 2.

Yahoo Fantasy Football

Travis EtiennePositiveUsage

Discouraging Week 2 snap rates at RB: 53% - Travis Etienne 53% - David Montgomery 49% - Bhayshul Tuten 40% - Jeremiyah Love 36% - Rhamondre Stevenson...

Jacob Gibbs

Travis EtienneNegativeRole

Etienne faces three-back committee despite $48M deal; zero scores through two weeks.

FantasyPros Articles

Travis EtiennePositiveRole

Etienne maintains lead-back role with 13 carries, TD, and growing target share.

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Travis EtienneNegativeUsage

Etienne's target share collapses to 5.6%; receiving role shifts to Kamara.

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Travis EtienneNeutralRole

Kamara and Etienne backfield split remains unclear.

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