Travis Etienne Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Lions

New Orleans Saints running back Travis Etienne will be up against the team with last year's 14th-ranked rushing defense, the Detroit Lions (114.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more info on Etienne, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, scroll down before his upcoming matchup against the Lions.

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Travis Etienne Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.6
• Projected Rushing Yards: 61.39
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.44
• Projected Receiving Yards: 14.02
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.09

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Etienne 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Etienne was ninth at his position (and 30th overall) in fantasy points, with 217.9 (12.8 per game).
• In Week 15 last year against the New York Jets, Etienne posted a season-high of 28.5 fantasy points, with these numbers: 12 carries, 32 yards; 3 receptions, 73 yards, 3 TDs.
• In Week 14 against the Indianapolis Colts, Etienne had another strong showing with 20.2 fantasy points, thanks to 20 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs.
• Etienne accumulated 3.8 fantasy points -- 14 carries, 32 yards -- in his worst game of the year, Week 18 against the Tennessee Titans.
• Etienne collected 4.1 fantasy points -- 12 carries, 28 yards -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 13 against the Tennessee Titans.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Last year, Detroit allowed only three quarterbacks to amass more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Lions surrendered at least one passing touchdown to 15 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Detroit allowed 11 players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Lions allowed four players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Detroit let six players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Lions allowed a touchdown reception to 25 players last season.
• Against Detroit last year, six players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the ground game, one player recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Lions last season.
• In terms of run defense, Detroit allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 14 players last season.
• Only two players rushed for multiple TDs in a game against the Lions last year.

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