Who Should I Start? Travis Etienne or Zamir White

Thursday, October 17, 10:25 PM

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (hamstring) continues to be limited in practice. Etienne has put in back-to-back limited practices this week after being labeled week-to-week early in the week. He was injured again in the Week 6 loss to the Chicago Bears in London and is up in the air to face the New England Patriots in London this Sunday. Even if the 25-year-old is able to suit up this weekend, he'll most likely see limited touches alongside Tank Bigsby and D'Ernest Johnson, making him hard to trust for fantasy purposes. After Etienne departed last week's game, Johnson played 77% of the offensive snaps. Etienne hasn't been terrible in six games played in 2024, but Bigsby is getting more run and has been more efficient and explosive. Etienne's fantasy stock is trending down, and not just because of his injury.

Thursday, October 17, 8:15 PM

Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White (groin) was limited in Thursday's practice session for the second straight day this week. White has been one of the bigger fantasy disappointments in 2024 for a Raiders offense that has tanked, especially after trading away All-Pro wideout Davante Adams this week. The 25-year-old White has missed the last two games due to his groin injury, which has allowed Alexander Mattison and Ameer Abdullah to take over the backfield. White should get his chances when he returns, but he might have already lost lead-back duties to Abdullah. In four games played, White is averaging a career-low 3.1 yards per carry and has not found the end zone. Even if White returns to action in Week 7 against the Los Angeles Rams, we wouldn't recommend him for starting fantasy lineups.