RB · #3 · New Orleans Saints · week 9 vs Cleveland Browns · Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET
Travis Etienne
TYPE Receiving back
ROLE a starter
CLASS 2021 · R1 P25
EXP 5 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH RB4
As of week 9, Travis Etienne was an RB for NO, age 27.6, 5 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 8 he had played 3 games on 50% of snaps; his line was 42.7 rush yards a game, 10 carries a game and 17 receiving yards a game (Receiving back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 69 games (postseason included) over 4 seasons. His injury history held 6 episodes (hamstring 2, shoulder 2, chest 1), 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hamstring injury in 2026 week 3.
The full read
In short
In short
Travis Etienne is a starter at running back for NO — 59% of the snaps in his best week of 3. He has a not stated injury. His team has not listed him on the final report.
Our call
Injury report
The weekly roster read
The weekly roster read listed him on a reserve list. That is a list, not an announcement by his team, and it is not a reading of ours. His team has listed no game designation for him this week. Source: the weekly roster read of reserve lists (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended).
No dated practice report for him in week 9
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
The evidence behind his current call
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Rush yds / game43 range 25–57
wk 1–3 · 3 games
Carries / game10 range 8.0–13
wk 1–3 · 3 games
Rec yds / game17 range 6.0–32
wk 1–3 · 3 games
Snap share50.3% range 38–59
wk 1–3 · 3 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
59%wk 1
54%wk 2
38%wk 3
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
1
0
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 3
hamstring
1
—
2025 · wk 12
shoulder
1
—
2024 · wk 7
hamstring
4
Questionable
2024 · wk 5
shoulder
2
—
2023 · wk 13
chest
3
Questionable
2022 · wk 13
foot
1
Questionable
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 6 episodes · 12 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×2
2022
foot · 1w
2023
chest · 3w
2024
hamstring · 4wshoulder · 2w
2025
shoulder · 1w
2026
hamstring · 1w
Weeks 1–18
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report in week 9
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Davon Godchaux
DT
FULL
ours
PLAY
75%
LIKELY
Alvin Kamara
RB
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Justin Reid
S
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Nathan Shepherd
DT
FULL
ours
PLAY
90%
EXPECTED
David Long
DB
UNK
ours
COIN FLIPleans play
62%
COIN FLIP
Cesar Ruiz
G
FULL
ours
PLAY
95%
EXPECTED
Zach Wilson
QB
UNK
team's word
Out
Martin Emerson
CB
DNP
team's word
Questionable
John Ridgeway
DT
UNK
team's word
Out
Asim Richards
T
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Jaylan Ford
LB
UNK
team's word
Out
Mason Tipton
WR
UNK
team's word
Out
Kelvin Banks Jr.
T
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Michael Reid
SAF
UNK
team's word
Out
Jordyn Tyson
WR
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Mason Murphy
OT
UNK
team's word
Out
CJ Donaldson
RB
DNP
team's word
Out
Christen Miller
DT
UNK
team's word
Out
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The evidence behind his earlier calls
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 12:40 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Role
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 9
Role
RB5 · 50% snaps
Season
2026 · 3 games through wk 8
Per game
42.7 rush yards · 10 carries · 17 receiving yards
Type
Receiving back
Career
4 seasons · 69 games before 2026
Injuries
6 episodes · last: hamstring, 2026 wk 3
Bio
age 27.6 · 5 seasons' experience · drafted round 1
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.