ESPN Fantasy Football on Travis Etienne

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He might struggle to approach last year's 296 touches or 253.9 fantasy points, at least based on his usage these first two weeks. After losing goal-line carries to Kendre Miller in Week 1, Etienne was out-carried and out-touched by Alvin Kamara, though he did play a larger percentage of offensive snaps (53%-30%). Tyler Shough also handled the winning touchdown sneak, further signaling that Kellen Moore's offense is more role reliant than centered on a single running back. Etienne might be locked into low-end RB2 status.
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Etienne's arrow trending down; role-reliant offense limits upside to low-end RB2.

Etienne is unlikely to approach last year's 296 touches or 253.9 fantasy points based on early usage; he lost goal-line carries to Kendre Miller in Week 1 and was out-carried and out-touched by Alvin Kamara in Week 2 despite playing 53% of snaps versus Kamara's 30%; Tyler Shough also handled the winning touchdown sneak, signaling Kellen Moore's offense is role-reliant rather than centered on a single back, locking Etienne into low-end RB2 status.

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