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Not all fantasy football rosters are loaded to the brim with RB1 and RB2 talents who are must-starts heading into the first game of the fantasy playoffs. Players who don't fit into those categories still have a place on fantasy football rosters for a variety of reasons, though it can be uncomfortable having to start one.
New York Jets running backs Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis and Jacksonville Jaguars RB Travis Etienne Jr. certainly fit that mold, but due to injuries to other backs, lack of roster depth, or whatever reason, the three of them have found their way into plenty of starting lineups for Week 15.
Let's break down which ones you should start, which should be benched, and why.
Should I Start Braelon Allen for Fantasy Football?
UPDATE: Hall is officially ACTIVE. Allen is no longer recommended in starting lineups
The matchup this week is excellent for the New York Jets -- they get to face the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have one of the league's worst defenses. Allen seems fine as an RB3/flex in leagues with 12 or more teams here, though most playoff rosters likely will have better options. But this is only if lead back Breece Hall (knee) doesn't play - and it now is looking like Hall will actually play in Week 15.
What a play by Braelon Allen on this 3rd & 1 wildcat. Leaps to grab the snap, has to make a quick cut to evade an unblocked defender, then plows through the hole and trucks a 335-pound DT (Benito Jones) to get the yard he needs. Knocks Jones' helmet off. pic.twitter.com/fWJY6IQ08X
— Michael Nania (@Michael_Nania) December 11, 2024
He played a decent game against the Miami Dolphins in Week 14, thought the backfield was an ugly split between him and the next RB we'll mention.
Breece Hall is now expected to play.
I think there’s still some high risk of reinjury and production dip (in the range of 4-6 fantasy points scored) and would prefer to pivot away from him.But if he’s playing, that’s an indication he feels pretty good/practicing well. https://t.co/yJDInAOSRW
— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) December 13, 2024
Should I Start Isaiah Davis for Fantasy Football?
UPDATE: Hall is officially ACTIVE. Davis is no longer recommended in starting lineups
Isaiah Davis seems to be in a similar tier to Allen -- both later-round rookie backs with plenty of questions coming out of a weak overall class. He did score a 17-yard touchdown, but he handled 13 touches while Allen had 15, and was inefficient overall on the day.
Former Jackrabbit Isaiah Davis shredding the Fins. 🤦♂️
pic.twitter.com/ly19jSnFQY— Ryan Deal (@RyanDeal_605) December 8, 2024
They both looked better than expected and are less-than-terrible options due to the easy matchup, at least. We wouldn't recommend that you start either -- unless Breece Hall doesn't end up playing, and you're in a league with 12 or more teams and have a weak overall roster or are looking for an injury replacement. Under these circumstances only, we would give slight preference to Allen since he handled more touches last week.
Should I Start Travis Etienne Jr. for Fantasy Football?
Etienne has been a massive bust this season, ranking as just the RB37 of the year. Even though he missed two games, last year's PPR RB3 fell off massively after a huge campaign in 2023. He did have a barely serviceable game against the Tennessee Titans in Week 14 when he rushed four times for 20 yards and caught four passes for 50 yards.
At this point, Tank Bigsby may be the running back you want over Travis Etienne Jr.
🎥 NFL, CBS | @Applebees pic.twitter.com/4dZ15fnsUo
— Rotoworld Football (@rotoworld_fb) December 10, 2024
Still, RB Tank Bigsby is the primary runner for this team. He rushed 18 times for 55 yards and a touchdown in the team's narrow win. There isn't much reason to be confident in Etienne, who hasn't looked like himself this season. He could be dealing with undisclosed injuries.
His upside is extremely low, and you should look elsewhere for flex options. God help you if you have no other options at RB. The matchup with the Jets isn't too bad, but who knows how much volume he'll even get.
Popular Week 15 Searches - Start/Sit Comparisons
Below are some popular Week 15 searches and comparisons from our Who To Start tool for Braelon Allen, Isaiah Davis, Travis Etienne Jr. compared to others. You can also use the free Who Should I Start tool to run your own start/sit comparisons, up to four players at once:
Isaiah Davis or Braelon Allen
Sincere McCormick or Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen or Isaiah Davis
Sincere Mccormick or Isaiah Davis
Tank Bigsby or Isaiah Davis
Tank Bigsby or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Deebo Samuelsr or Travis Etiennejr
Isaac Guerendo or Braelon Allen
Javonte Williams or Travis Etiennejr
Sincere Mccormick or Travis Etiennejr
Dandre Swift or Isaiah Davis
Tank Bigsby or Travis Etiennejr
Dandre Swift or Travis Etiennejr
Nick Chubb or Isaiah Davis
Isiah Pacheco or Isaiah Davis
Jaylen Warren or Braelon Allen
Isaac Guerendo or Travis Etiennejr
Javonte Williams or Braelon Allen
Nick Chubb or Travis Etiennejr
Bucky Irving or Travis Etiennejr
Jayden Reed or Isaiah Davis
Jaylen Warren or Isaiah Davis
Najee Harris or Isaiah Davis
Najee Harris or Travis Etiennejr
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Tyrone Tracyjr or Braelon Allen
Tyrone Tracyjr or Braelon Allen
Elijah Moore or Travis Etiennejr
Evan Engram or Isaiah Davis
Isaac Guerendo or Isaiah Davis
James Cook or Isaiah Davis
Jonnu Smith or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Tyrone Tracyjr or Travis Etiennejr
Amari Cooper or Travis Etiennejr
Cam Akers or Isaiah Davis
DeVonta Smith or Travis Etiennejr
Elijah Moore or Isaiah Davis
Malik Nabers or Braelon Allen
Michael Wilson or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Travis Etiennejr
Quentin Johnston or Travis Etiennejr
Ray Davis or Isaiah Davis
Tank Bigsby or Travis Etiennejr
Tyler Allgeier or Braelon Allen
Xavier Worthy or Isaiah Davis
Zach Charbonnet or Isaiah Davis
Adam Thielen or Travis Etiennejr
Braelon Allen or Isaiah Davis
Braelon Allen or Isaiah Davis
Breece Hall or Braelon Allen
Cedric Tillman or Travis Etiennejr
Chris Rodriguezjr or Braelon Allen
Christian Watson or Isaiah Davis
Dandre Swift or Braelon Allen
Dandre Swift or Braelon Allen
Dandre Swift or Travis Etiennejr
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Devonta Smith or Travis Etiennejr
DK Metcalf or Braelon Allen
Drake London or Braelon Allen
Elijah Moore or Braelon Allen
Evan Engram or Travis Etiennejr
Gus Edwards or Travis Etiennejr
Gus Edwards or Travis Etiennejr
Isaac Guerendo or Travis Etiennejr
Jameson Williams or Braelon Allen
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Jayden Reed or Braelon Allen
Jaylen Warren or Travis Etiennejr
Jerome Ford or Isaiah Davis
Jonathan Taylor or Travis Etiennejr
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Jonnu Smith or Travis Etiennejr
Josh Downs or Braelon Allen
Justice Hill or Braelon Allen
Kareem Hunt or Isaiah Davis
Kareem Hunt or Travis Etiennejr
Kenneth Walkeriii or Braelon Allen
Kenneth Walkeriii or Travis Etiennejr
Kimani Vidal or Isaiah Davis
Michael Pittmanjr or Isaiah Davis
Najee Harris or Braelon Allen
Nick Chubb or Travis Etiennejr
Pat Freiermuth or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Travis Etiennejr
Quentin Johnston or Travis Etiennejr
Rachaad White or Travis Etiennejr
Raheem Mostert or Isaiah Davis
Rhamondre Stevenson or Braelon Allen
Rome Odunze or Braelon Allen
Rome Odunze or Isaiah Davis
Sean Tucker or Isaiah Davis
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Isaiah Davis
Sincere Mccormick or Travis Etiennejr
Sincere Mccormick or Travis Etiennejr
Sincere Mccormick or Travis Etiennejr
Travis Etiennejr or Braelon Allen
Tyjae Spears or Isaiah Davis
Tyrone Tracyjr or Isaiah Davis
Xavier Legette or Isaiah Davis
Zach Charbonnet or Braelon Allen
Zach Charbonnet or Travis Etiennejr
Aaron Jones or Braelon Allen
Aaron Jones or Braelon Allen
Adam Thielen or Braelon Allen
Alexander Mattison or Isaiah Davis
Amari Cooper or Isaiah Davis
Amari Cooper or Isaiah Davis
Ameer Abdullah or Isaiah Davis
Braelon Allen or Isaiah Davis
Braelon Allen or Isaiah Davis
Braelon Allen or Isaiah Davis
Braelon Allen or Isaiah Davis
Braelon Allen or Travis Etiennejr
Braelon Allen or Travis Etiennejr
Breece Hall or Isaiah Davis
Breece Hall or Travis Etiennejr
Brian Robinsonjr or Braelon Allen
Brian Thomasjr or Braelon Allen
Brian Thomasjr or Isaiah Davis
Bucky Irving or Braelon Allen
Bucky Irving or Travis Etiennejr
Calvin Ridley or Braelon Allen
Cedric Tillman or Isaiah Davis
Chuba Hubbard or Braelon Allen
Chuba Hubbard or Travis Etiennejr
Dalton Kincaid or Isaiah Davis
Dalton Schultz or Isaiah Davis
Dandre Swift or Travis Etiennejr
Dandre Swift or Travis Etiennejr
Dandre Swift or Travis Etiennejr
Darnell Mooney or Braelon Allen
Darnell Mooney or Travis Etiennejr
David Montgomery or Travis Etiennejr
David Montgomery or Travis Etiennejr
DeAndre Hopkins or Braelon Allen
Deebo Samuelsr or Braelon Allen
Deebo Samuelsr or Braelon Allen
Deebo Samuelsr or Braelon Allen
Deebo Samuelsr or Travis Etiennejr
Devaughn Vele or Braelon Allen
Devin Singletary or Braelon Allen
Devin Singletary or Isaiah Davis
Devonta Smith or Braelon Allen
Dk Metcalf or Braelon Allen
Dk Metcalf or Isaiah Davis
Dk Metcalf or Travis Etiennejr
Elijah Moore or Travis Etiennejr
Evan Engram or Travis Etiennejr
Garrett Wilson or Isaiah Davis
Gus Edwards or Braelon Allen
Gus Edwards or Isaiah Davis
Isaac Guerendo or Braelon Allen
Isaac Guerendo or Braelon Allen
Isaac Guerendo or Braelon Allen
Isaac Guerendo or Travis Etiennejr
Isaac Guerendo or Travis Etiennejr
Isaac Guerendo or Travis Etiennejr
Isaac Guerendo or Travis Etiennejr
Isaiah Davis or Braelon Allen
Isaiah Davis or Braelon Allen
Isaiah Davis or Braelon Allen
Isiah Pacheco or Braelon Allen
Isiah Pacheco or Braelon Allen
Jakobi Meyers or Braelon Allen
Jakobi Meyers or Braelon Allen
James Cook or Travis Etiennejr
James Cook or Travis Etiennejr
Jameson Williams or Travis Etiennejr
Jauan Jennings or Braelon Allen
Javonte Williams or Isaiah Davis
Javonte Williams or Travis Etiennejr
Javonte Williams or Travis Etiennejr
Javonte Williams or Travis Etiennejr
Jayden Reed or Braelon Allen
Jayden Reed or Travis Etiennejr
Jayden Reed or Travis Etiennejr
Jaylen Waddle or Isaiah Davis
Jaylen Waddle or Travis Etiennejr
Jaylen Warren or Travis Etiennejr
Jaylen Warren or Travis Etiennejr
Jerome Ford or Travis Etiennejr
Jerry Jeudy or Braelon Allen
Joe Mixon or Travis Etiennejr
Jordan Addison or Braelon Allen
Josh Downs or Braelon Allen
Josh Downs or Braelon Allen
Josh Downs or Travis Etiennejr
Joshua Palmer or Isaiah Davis
Justice Hill or Isaiah Davis
Justice Hill or Travis Etiennejr
Justice Hill or Travis Etiennejr
Kareem Hunt or Travis Etiennejr
Keenan Allen or Isaiah Davis
Keenan Allen or Isaiah Davis
Kendre Miller or Braelon Allen
Kendre Miller or Braelon Allen
Kendre Miller or Isaiah Davis
Kenneth Walkeriii or Braelon Allen
Khalil Shakir or Isaiah Davis
Khalil Shakir or Travis Etiennejr
Kimani Vidal or Braelon Allen
Marquez Valdesscantling or Travis Etiennejr
Michael Pittmanjr or Travis Etiennejr
Michael Pittmanjr or Travis Etiennejr
Najee Harris or Travis Etiennejr
Najee Harris or Travis Etiennejr
Najee Harris or Travis Etiennejr
Nick Chubb or Braelon Allen
Nick Chubb or Isaiah Davis
Nick Chubb or Isaiah Davis
Nick Chubb or Travis Etiennejr
Nick Chubb or Travis Etiennejr
Nick Chubb or Travis Etiennejr
Nick Westbrookikhine or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Braelon Allen
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Isaiah Davis
Patrick Taylorjr or Travis Etiennejr
Quentin Johnston or Braelon Allen
Quentin Johnston or Isaiah Davis
Quentin Johnston or Isaiah Davis
Quentin Johnston or Travis Etiennejr
Rachaad White or Braelon Allen
Rachaad White or Braelon Allen
Rachaad White or Isaiah Davis
Rachaad White or Travis Etiennejr
Rashod Bateman or Travis Etiennejr
Rayray Mccloudiii or Travis Etiennejr
Rayray Mccloudiii or Travis Etiennejr
Rhamondre Stevenson or Braelon Allen
Rico Dowdle or Braelon Allen
Rico Dowdle or Travis Etiennejr
Rome Odunze or Braelon Allen
Rome Odunze or Isaiah Davis
Roschon Johnson or Isaiah Davis
Sean Tucker or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Braelon Allen
Sincere Mccormick or Isaiah Davis
Sincere Mccormick or Isaiah Davis
Sincere Mccormick or Travis Etiennejr
Sincere Mccormick or Travis Etiennejr
Tank Bigsby or Braelon Allen
Tank Bigsby or Isaiah Davis
Tank Bigsby or Travis Etiennejr
Tank Bigsby or Travis Etiennejr
Tank Dell or Isaiah Davis
Tee Higgins or Isaiah Davis
Tim Patrick or Isaiah Davis
Tim Patrick or Travis Etiennejr
Tj Hockenson or Isaiah Davis
Tony Pollard or Travis Etiennejr
Trey Benson or Isaiah Davis
Tucker Kraft or Isaiah Davis
Ty Johnson or Braelon Allen
Ty Johnson or Isaiah Davis
Tyjae Spears or Travis Etiennejr
Tyler Allgeier or Travis Etiennejr
Tyrone Tracyjr or Braelon Allen
Tyrone Tracyjr or Braelon Allen
Tyrone Tracyjr or Braelon Allen
Tyrone Tracyjr or Braelon Allen
Tyrone Tracyjr or Braelon Allen
Xavier Worthy or Braelon Allen
Zach Charbonnet or Braelon Allen
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