Travis Etienne fantasy football insight from Hayden Winks - PPR Rankings

Etienne has cleared 1,399 total yards in 3-of-4 NFL seasons, and his lone miss was when unhealthy with coach Doug Pederson. Quietly, this is Etienne's best environment he's ever been in for fantasy points. Coach Kellen Moore has been functional at every stop, including in his head coaching debut last year with emerging QB Tyler Shough. The Saints were 1st in neutral pace per UnderdogRankings.com's advanced stats page, but they couldn't create explosives. If Etienne brings that to the table, then the Saints could clear their projected No. 24 scoring offense. The Saints OL features promising 1st-round talents at both OT spots, two returning players on the interior, and then a new floor-raising veteran at LG. It should be an above-average unit for Etienne to run behind. Etienne will lose some, if not most, of the pass-down snaps to the $6M-restructured Alvin Kamara, but most fantasy RB2s do not play all downs, so don't double count the news. Instead, don't be surprised if Etienne matches his RB11 on RB14 usage per-game finishes from last season if the Saints can take a year two leap with this young offense.