Fantasy reaction: Bigsby trade a boon to Etienne's fantasy value

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Tank Bigsby commercialized a boon to Travis Etienne Jr.'s phantasy value

Eric Moody: Tank Bigsby's departure creates clarity successful the Jaguars backfield. Back successful precocious August, manager Liam Coen mentioned that it would beryllium "difficult" for Jacksonville to transportation 4 moving backs connected the progressive game-day roster, truthful this commercialized shouldn't travel arsenic a surprise. Travis Etienne Jr. is the biggest victor present aft starring the Jaguars' backfield successful snaps, routes run, touches and, astir importantly, phantasy points successful Week 1. As a reminder, Etienne enters his archetypal declaration twelvemonth arsenic helium looks to bounce backmost from a hard 2024. He's inactive successful his carnal premier astatine property 26 and surpassed 1,400 scrimmage yards successful some 2022 and 2023. Undrafted rookie Bhayshul Tuten steps successful arsenic the superior backup and should beryllium a precedence adhd for Etienne managers.

In Philadelphia, Bigsby volition backmost up Saquon Barkley portion Will Shipley (rib) is sidelined. Bigsby could besides lend connected peculiar teams. His phantasy worth remains constricted successful the Eagles' crowded RB country with Barkley and AJ Dillon, but Bigsby is worthy rostering for Barkley managers. Barkley led the league successful touches, full yards and RB phantasy points per crippled past season, but he's present 28 years aged coming disconnected that absurd workload. If fixed the accidental down the Eagles' stout enactment and arsenic portion of the explosive offense, Bigsb...