{"id":857833,"date":"2026-04-07T00:14:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/857833\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:14:31","slug":"after-letting-travis-etienne-go-to-saints-jaguars-are-reportedly-taking-final-stance-to-back-bhayshul-tuten-as-rb1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/857833\/","title":{"rendered":"After letting Travis Etienne go to Saints, Jaguars are reportedly taking final stance to back Bhayshul Tuten as RB1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Many in the NFL subscribe to the theory that running backs are the most interchangeable position in football. The Jacksonville Jaguars might think that too. After Travis Etienne left for the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-orleans-saints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>, it\u2019s Bhayshul Tuten season in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">According to John Shipley of Sports Illustrated, the team is perfectly fine with letting their running back room as it is. This means Bhayshul Tuten will replace Travis Etienne as the starter, while newly-signed Chris Rodriguez will serve as the backup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/travis-etienne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">Etienne<\/a> himself is going to see his snaps shared with Alvin Kamara in New Orleans. Still, it\u2019s somewhat surprising to see the Jaguars content with what they have right now, given how important was Etienne for them last season.<\/p>\n<p>Tuten is poised for a breakout season<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Tuten had 83 attempts for 307 yards and five touchdowns in his rookie season. The fact is that was enough for head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/liam-coen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">Liam Coen<\/a> and general manager James Gladstone to convince them to give Tuten the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bhayshul-tuten-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Bhayshul Tuten #33 of the Jacksonville Jaguars\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-5 text-center text-(length:--theme-text-size)\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Bhayshul Tuten #33 of the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">To be fair to Tuten, he is a strong, powerful runner who is very hard to bring down. However, he is not as elusive or as swift as Etienne is. This is a golden opportunity for him to prove his worth.<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars are not done<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Jacksonville has signed just one free agent this season, but he was notoriously busy after the draft last year. According to Shipley, this year could be the same as he reported that the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/jacksonville-jaguars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">Jaguars<\/a> will be \u201cswinging this offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[5px] w-full md:mb-[11px]\">SurveyIs Bhayshul Tuten RB1 material?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[9px] block text-(length:--theme-text-size) font-bold md:hidden\" style=\"--theme-text-size:18px\">Is Bhayshul Tuten RB1 material?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/bmilano\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruno-milano-52x52.webp.webp\" alt=\"Bruno Milano\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[10px] hidden min-h-[72px] text-(length:--theme-text-size) leading-[20px] md:block md:min-h-[52px]\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Bruno Milano is a sports journalist who joined Bolavip in June 2025 and is always craving the opportunity to find new angles to tell stories. With over 5 years of experience, he has covered prestigious events such as Super Bowl LVII, Super Bowl LX and UFC live events. Specializing in football, soccer, and combat sports, he is the complete package when it comes to creating dynamic sports content. A polyglot who speaks Spanish, English, and Italian, Bruno has a comprehensive understanding of various sports, including NFL, College sports, MLB, soccer, boxing, and MMA. His broad expertise and linguistic skills position him well to engage a diverse global audience with insightful and engaging sports journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many in the NFL subscribe to the theory that running backs are the most interchangeable position in football.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":857834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2060],"tags":[7,212,125,2401,213,55,6,115210,7150],"class_list":{"0":"post-857833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jacksonville","10":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","11":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","12":"tag-jaguars","13":"tag-new-orleans-saints","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nomsn","16":"tag-travis-etienne"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116360542229131560","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}