Saints lead back acquired from Jacksonville in a 2025 deadline trade.
Travis Etienne Jr. spent his first four seasons in Jacksonville, including a 1,008-yard 2023 Pro Bowl year. Salary cap considerations and the emergence of Tank Bigsby led to a November 2025 trade that sent Etienne to New Orleans for a 2026 fourth-round pick. He finished out the season as the Saints' lead back.
Path to the league
Clemson product taken 25th overall by the Jaguars in 2021. Missed his entire rookie year with a Lisfranc injury suffered in the preseason. Came back in 2022 to run for 1,125 yards as the lead back.
Career highlights
2023 Pro Bowl. 1,000-yard seasons in 2022 and 2023. 2018 ACC Championship (Clemson). 2018 College Football Playoff National Champion (Clemson, freshman). 4,500-plus career rushing yards.
2025 season and trade
Started Jacksonville's first nine games (520 rushing yards, 5 TDs) before the trade. Caught on with the Saints and ran for 380 yards over the final eight games. New Orleans went 5-12. Etienne is under contract through 2026 as the lead back.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Travis Etienne
- Pro Football Reference: Travis Etienne
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Rushing
17 games played▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | jaguars | 17 | 260 | 1,107 | 4.3 | 7 | 71 |
| 2024 | jaguars | 15 | 150 | 558 | 3.7 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | jaguars | 17 | 267 | 1,008 | 3.8 | 11 | 62 |
| 2022 | jaguars | 17 | 220 | 1,125 | 5.1 | 5 | 62 |
▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | jaguars | 17 | 36 | 292 | 8.1 | 6 | 45 |
| 2024 | jaguars | 15 | 39 | 254 | 6.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | jaguars | 17 | 58 | 476 | 8.2 | 1 | 56 |
| 2022 | jaguars | 17 | 35 | 316 | 9.0 | 0 | 30 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Running Back
- Group
- offense
- College
- Clemson
- Hometown
- Jennings, LA, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
