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Travis Etienne Jr. New Orleans Saints · #3

Running Back · 5' 10", 215 lbs · Jennings, LA · Age 27

Travis Etienne Jr. is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 25th overall, 2021. In 2026 he ran for 128 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 11 receptions.

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Travis Etienne Jr.
Season avg128 rush yds · 0 td · 11 rec
Career avg3,926 rush yds · 25 td · 179 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
128rush yds
0td
11rec
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Scouting report

Travis Etienne Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
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Rushing
A-
Receiving
C-
Scoring
B+
Rushing volume
Excellent · offense
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C-
Scoring
Solid · offense
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A-
Receiving
Excellent · offense
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B+
All-purpose
Excellent · offense
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Volume share
Elite · offense
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Act II

Where Travis Etienne Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #156 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
541Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Travis Etienne Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
128 YDS
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C-
Scoring
0 TD
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A+
Receiving
51 YDS
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A+
All-purpose
179 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Travis Etienne Jr.

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
526
rush yds
134–918
3
td
0–5
24
rec
13–35
165
rec yds
69–262
10
games
4–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 128 → projected 526 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+398.0
Age curve
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Net vs last season+398.0 rush yds
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 17 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Travis Etienne Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
2022171,1255353161441
2023171,00811584761484
202415558239254812
2025171,1077362921399
2026 in progress · 3 games312801151179
Career693,926251791,3895,315
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #114 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Travis Etienne Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-01-26

The beginning

Travis Etienne Jr.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 25th overall, 2021 as a Running Back.

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Travis Etienne Jr. is a New Orleans Saints running back, drafted 25th overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has rushed for 3,926 yards and 25 touchdowns and caught 179 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 128 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 11 receptions in 2026.

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Jr.'s story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
215 lbs
Draft
25th overall, 2021
Born
Jennings, LA
Age
27
Jersey
#3
Background

Travis Etienne Jr. is from Jennings, LA and is 27 years old. He was drafted 25th overall, 2021 and plays running back at 5' 10", 215 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has run for 3,926 yards and 25 touchdowns while adding 179 catches. Etienne is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Travis Etienne Jr. is a rotational running back who has amassed 5,315 scrimmage yards and 25 rushing touchdowns over 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Rushing3,926 career rushing yards and 25 touchdowns.
Receiving back179 receptions for 1,389 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 1,125 yards in 2022.
First-round pedigree25th overall, 2021.
Durability69 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
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FAQ

Travis Etienne Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Travis Etienne Jr., answered.

What position does Travis Etienne Jr. play?
Travis Etienne Jr. is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Travis Etienne Jr. drafted?
Travis Etienne Jr. was drafted 25th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Travis Etienne Jr. played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Travis Etienne Jr.'s career stats?
He has rushed for 3,926 yards and 25 touchdowns and caught 179 passes.
Travis Etienne Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB4
behind the starter
Snap share
50%
of offensive snaps
Target share
8%
WOPR 0.11
Rush share
30%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ DET
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
41
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
16
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Travis Etienne Jr.'s opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2022
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Hamstring2025 Wk12 · Shoulder2024 Wk10 · Hamstring2024 Wk9 · Hamstring (Questionable)2024 Wk8 · Hamstring (Questionable)2024 Wk7 · Hamstring (Questionable)

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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