The Jaguars running back has yet to practice this week after unsuccessfully attempting to thug it out through the same ankle injury last week. That resulted in him playing on just 23% of snaps in Week 10 and posting 0.4 PPR fantasy points against the Vikings last week. With Mac Jones under center, it’s unfair to have high expectations at all for anyone in this offense – however, with Bigsby potentially out of the picture, RB Travis Etienne could sneakily become a fringe RB2 start based on his projected volume alone. Etienne looked as healthy as he had all season on limited action last week, though that didn’t translate to production right away – he finished as the overall RB39 with just 44 scoreless yards. The matchup against the Lions is also quite difficult, so it’s important to remember that Etienne is nothing short of a desperation play hinging on his workload. However, fantasy managers in need of an RB2 with the likes of James Conner, Tyrone Tracy, Rachaad White, and Bucky Irving on bye could turn to Etienne to fill the void as a one-week rental. Pay close attention to practice reports later today to have the best understanding of Bigsby’s injury, and fire up Etienne as floor play should the third year runner end up being out.
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