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Jaguars RB Bhayshul Tuten (finger) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report for Sunday’s game vs. the Titans. The rookie should be back in his No. 2 role after missing the previous two games. Tuten’s return is a slight ding to RB Travis Etienne’s fantasy value.

The Jaguars have downgraded RB Bhayshul Tuten to out for Sunday's game against the Colts because of his finger injury. With Tuten out last week, Travis Etienne got 16 of the team's 20 RB carries and all five backfield targets. Etienne's a strong volume bet against Indy.

Jaguars RB Bhayshul Tuten is set for surgery to repair a finger injury suffered in the Week 15 win over the Jets, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reports. "He’ll miss a few weeks but should be back for the playoffs," Garafolo adds. The rookie seems safe to drop during waiver runs this week. Tuten's absence should leave RB Travis Etienne in a workhorse role the rest of the way. LeQuint Allen will be the No. 2 RB, but he's totaled just 18 carries and 11 targets all season. Allen is worth stashing in deeper fantasy leagues in case Etienne gets hurt in this weekend's game vs. the Broncos.

Jaguars RB Bhayshul Tuten suffered a finger injury in the second half of Sunday's game vs. the Jets and is questionable to return. We'll update the rookie's status when we know more.

Update: Tuten has been ruled out.

Jaguars RB Bhayshul Tuten (ankle) is not listed on the final Week 12 injury report. He was limited in practice all week but is evidently in no danger of missing Sunday’s game vs. the Cardinals. Tuten was in the midst of a big Week 11 before going down with the ankle injury, out-carrying RB Travis Etienne 15 to 12 and averaging 4.9 yards per carry. There’s no guarantee that Tuten will have a similar role this weekend, leaving him as a risky fantasy play. But his availability certainly dents Etienne’s Week 12 outlook.

Jaguars RB Bhayshul Tuten (ankle) got in a limited practice on Wednesday. That seemingly gives him a real chance to play vs. the Cardinals this weekend. Tuten worked in a timeshare alongside RB Travis Etienne last week, playing just four fewer snaps and out-carrying Etienne 15 to 12 before exiting with the ankle injury. And the rookie was awesome, averaging 4.9 yards per carry and scoring a four-yard TD. It's unclear if that was a one-game blip or the start of a trend in Jacksonville's backfield. And the ankle would add risk to Tuten's Week 12 profile. But we'll continue to keep an eye on the rookie's health over the next few days.

Jaguars RB Tank Bigsby (ankle) was a full-go in practice all week and is not listed on the final injury report for Sunday’s game vs. the Texans. It’s unclear how carries will be divvied between Bigsby and RB Travis Etienne. And the matchup is tough against Houston’s fifth-ranked RB defense. Bigsby is not a recommended Week 13 fantasy play.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) will practice on Monday, HC Doug Pederson said. The team will monitor Lawrence throughout the week before deciding whether he'll play against the Texans on Sunday. We're not sure why Lawrence would push through this injury for the 2-9 Jags, but his return would be good news for the offense. Jacksonville totaled 216 passing yards and 13 points over the last two games with QB Mac Jones.

Jaguars RB D’Ernest Johnson (hamstring) is questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Vikings. He was added to the injury report on Thursday and limited again on Friday. Johnson stayed involved last week, despite RB Travis Etienne’s return, handling two carries and one target on a 24% snap rate. Johnson’s absence this weekend would be a slight boost to Etienne and RB Tank Bigsby.

Jaguars RB Travis Etienne is "week to week" with the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Bears, HC Doug Pederson said. Etienne will likely miss at least this weekend's game vs. the Patriots and could miss another game or two. Jacksonville's bye isn't until Week 12.

Jaguars RB Travis Etienne is questionable to return to Sunday's game vs. the Bears due to a hamstring injury. He lost one yard on three carries and dropped his only target before exiting. Etienne's absence leaves Jacksonville's backfield to Tank Bigsby and D'Ernest Johnson.

Jaguars RB Travis Etienne is questionable to return to Sunday's game vs. the Texans with a shoulder injury. He played two snaps before exiting but did not touch the ball. We'll update his status when we know more. Etienne's absence leaves Tank Bigsby as Jacksonville's lead back.

Update: Etienne returned at the end of the first quarter.

Jaguars RB Tank Bigsby (shoulder) got in a limited practice on Thursday. HC Doug Pederson said earlier this week that Bigsby's shoulder injury wasn't serious, and this limited practice puts him on track to play vs. the Bills on Monday night.

Jaguars HC Doug Pederson said this week that he'd like to limit the 2024 workload for RB Travis Etienne vs. what the starting back got in 2023. Pederson pointed to a D'Ernest Johnson injury and rookie Tank Bigsby's learning curve as two key factors in Etienne's touch total, which ranked third-highest behind Christian McCaffrey and Rachaad White. "It's not the recipe, necessarily, to put Travis in that situation," Pederson said. "So I would consider knocking a few of those reps down to keep him healthy throughout the course of the year." That makes sense. Etienne struggled with efficiency at times in 2023. You'll still find him inside the top 10 in our 2024 RB rankings, though. Johnson is headed for free agency in March. Bigsby obviously remains under contract heading into his second season, and it doesn't sound like the Jags have given up on him yet. "We really like Tank, and he'll have a bigger impact for us this year," Pederson said. We're certainly not betting on strong production from the former third-round pick after he managed just 51 touches and 2.7 yards per touch as a rookie. But consider Pederson's words enough to make Bigsby worth keeping on dynasty benches and considering in the mix of last-round best ball picks.

Jaguars RB Travis Etienne totaled 14 carries for 35 yards and a TD in Week 14 vs. the Browns, adding 4 catches for 37 yards. If you've rostered Etienne all season, you've undoubtedly noticed the dropoff in touch volume over the past several weeks. After averaging 23.3 opportunities per game through Week 8, Etienne has dropped to 17.8 since Jacksonville’s bye in Week 9. A Week 12 rib injury might have factored in the past two games. His 78% snap share against Cleveland, though, marked the RB's most playing time since Week 8. Backup D'Ernest Johnson also saw a slight dip in his playing time: from 40% and 36% the previous two games to 26%. That fell in line with his two games immediately following the bye. Etienne gets tough matchups the next two games, against the Ravens and Bucs, that figure to limit his upside. But touch volume should be in his favor. A nice spot against Carolina awaits in Week 17.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence has a sprained right ankle and will undergo additional testing on Tuesday, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. Lawrence was in a walking boot after the loss to the Bengals but was able to stand at his locker, per NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe. We should get an update on Lawrence's injury and timeline for return later today. QB C.J. Beathard played pretty well in relief of Lawrence on Monday, completing nine of 10 passes for 63 yards. Still, Lawrence's absence would be a significant downgrade for all of Jacksonville's skill-position players.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that the Jaguars are "optimistic" RB Travis Etienne will play Monday night against the Bengals. We're betting he'll play through the rib injury that has limited his practice participation this week, given that Etienne returned to last week's win over the Texans after sustaining the injury. But the situation adds some risk that Jacksonville lightens his workload, especially if the Jags pull ahead of a Bengals team now playing without QB Joe Burrow. Although RB D'Ernest Johnson could get more touches if Jacksonville limits Etienne, we're not betting on Johnson being a starting option for any but the deepest of leagues. Watch for updates to our Week 13 RB rankings throughout the weekend.