With the 25th pick in the 2021 NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select Travis Etienne, running back, Clemson.
Analysis: The team that selects Travis Etienne will have to understand exactly what he is — and what he isn’t. Though he does present more power at times than you may think for his size, he’s not a sustaining, grind-it-out runner. The upside is that players with Etienne’s explosive potential don’t exactly grow on trees. If he’s in an NFL offense where backs are used creatively in a multi-purpose sense, he has the potential to be a foundation back with as many receptions as carries; think of a super-charged Alvin Kamara or Christian McCaffrey.
Grade: B. Well, Trevor Lawrence can tell Urban Meyer exactly what Etienne is and isn’t. It’s smart to pair Lawrence and Etienne together again, but the Jaguars already have a fine running back in the underrated James Robinson, so we’ll have to see how Etienne is utilized.
