New Jaguars general manager James Gladstone made one of the most impactful moves of the draft by trading up to the No. 2 slot and selecting Travis Hunter. At the time Jacksonville was slated to pick fifth overall, though, running back Ashton Jeanty was closely linked to the team. 
The Heisman runner-up wound up being drafted sixth overall by the Raiders, but he drew interest from multiple teams (the Jags and Bears among them) eyeing an addition in the backfield. The Jaguars have Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby atop the depth chart as things stand. Etienne’s name was mentioned as a trade candidate in the event Jacksonville took Jeanty, and his future may still be in the air.
The new Jags regime led by Gladstone and head coach Liam Coen is “not so high” on Etienne, multiple league sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The 2021 first-rounder missed his entire rookie campaign before taking on starting duties the following three years. Etienne topped 1,000 rushing yards in both of those seasons, but his workload and production took a noticeable step back in 2024. Bigsby saw his workload spike compared to the previous year, logging 168 carries and a 36% snap share.
As Fowler notes, though, ball security is an issue in the latter’s case. Bigsby has fumbled a total of six times during his two-year career, and a continuation of that trend could limit his usage with Coen guiding the offense. Fourth-round rookie Bhayshul Tuten could handle a notable workload early on depending on how the team divvies up backfield carries in 2025. Adding options to lower Etienne’s usage has been a goal in recent years, but a true committee approach would of course have notable consequences for the Clemson product heading into free agency next spring.
The Jaguars’ previous regime picked up Etienne’s fifth-year option last spring, tying him to $6.14MM in earnings for 2025. The 26-year-old will look to bounce back from last year’s showing (during which he missed a pair of games and averaged a career-worst 3.7 yards per carry, leading to questions about his RB1 status). With new decision-makers in place, it will be interesting to see if Etienne plays his way into a deal beyond 2025 by changing the team’s opinion of him. Bigsby, meanwhile, has more time to do that since two years remain on his rookie pact.
So move on from Bigsby because he had 6 fumbles and replace him Tuten, who had 9 fumbles over the last two seasons.
Tuten is the track star son of two track stars. He’s got stuff to work on, but boy there could be some fun highlights from him.
So you’ll be rootin for Tuten?
I wish I could remember which one, but there’s a highlight where Tuten breaks off a big run and the announcer shouts “Bhayshul TUTEN” and it’s a fantastic broadcaster highlight. Just an all-time great saying a guy’s name moment.
Well played.
Funny how everyone who goes to Jacksonville regresses in terms of ability (including their coaches). That doesn’t bode well for Hunter…
There’s not a single coach held over from last year. How would this make sense? Also, BTJ was a star as a rookie last season at the same position.
Etienne had a season ending foot injury during his first preseason with the Jaguars. If that happens to Hunter, it’ll bode poorly for him, sure.
To be fair, Baalke was terrible when in SF!
I say trade Etienne and sign Dobbins. Dobbins bigsby and Tuten is a solid room
Jacksonville’s real problem is the elephant in the room, that Trevor Lawrence has stunk all but half a season of his NFL career.
I think the real problem is Shad isn’t concerned about wins/losses, rather than using the team for entertainment purposes. He gets to bring his high end clients to London for a game, & take them on his mega yacht to a world renown city. Now he has Duval county paying around 50% of the renovation for the Jacksonville stadium.
From google: The fastest NFL owner to reach 100 losses was Hugh Culverhouse, former owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He reached the milestone in just 140 games. Shad Khan, the current owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, tied for second place with former New Orleans Saints owner John Mecom Jr., both reaching 100 losses in 141 games.
Does it look like he’s financially hurting?
and got paid
Soo…what’s the RB depth chart for Jacksonville???
Asking for fantasy purposes…who is the RB to draft??
Google has all the answers
Until you ask them to explain the extent of their data mining…lol.