Bhayshul Tuten

With 4.32 speed and a smallish frame (5-9, 206) it was assumed that Tuten would function as something like a big-play specialist as a fourth-round pick out of Virginia Tech, yet the Jaguars instead used Tuten as something more like a short-yardage specialist of all things. Travis Etienne was the clear starter and the featured back for almost all other situations, but Etienne has workload and power limitations that necessitated a short-yardage specialist easing the burden. Tuten worked surprisingly well in the role, highlighting the fact that Tuten has considerable raw power despite being small and extremely fast. Tuten also runs with a great deal of motor, so his effectiveness in short-yardage situations might be meaningful rather than a by-default outcome of his role. With Etienne gone to New Orleans the next question is how much Tuten can take from the work Etienne previously claimed. Particularly with the arrival of free agent power-back pickup Chris Rodriguez, the Jaguars might opt to take the short-yardage role off of Tuten's plate to more or less install him as a 1:1 Etienne replacement. There's no guarantee on that front, though, because Tuten probably lacks the vision, pacing or ball security provided by Etienne, and Rodriguez as a pure runner could be compelling enough to take some of Etienne's former rushing workload before Tuten can claim it. Whatever the eventual sorting of the specifics, Tuten is clearly locked into some major role for the Jaguars in 2026. Fumbling and drops were major issues with Tuten in college and will cast some amount of uncertainty over his NFL projection until he proves he's past those issues, but if Tuten can turn a corner as a pass catcher especially it would allow him to maintain something like RB2 utility in fantasy even if Rodriguez takes a sizeable rushing workload himself. Read Past Outlooks