Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia
Size:
Height: 5086
Weight: 198
Arm: 29 ¼”
Hand: 9 ½”
Accomplishments:
SEC All-Freshman Team (2022)
“Trevor Etienne has a good combination of vision and quickness to convert expected short-yardage plays into big plays by making defenders miss and getting upfield.”
Strengths:
Lateral agility
Short-area quickness
Vision
Pass-catching ability
Concerns:
Overall size
Contact balance
Injury
Ability to be a high-volume ball-carrier
Film Analysis:
Trevor Etienne is the younger brother of former first-round pick and Clemson RB Travis Etienne. Etienne transferred into the Georgia program after two years at Florida where he was a productive running back, earning All-SEC freshman honors. At Georgia, Etienne was a part of a running-back-by-committee situation. Etienne’s 2024 season at Georgia provided flashes of brilliance where he showcased his ability to be a lead-carry back for an offense and provide three-down value. Etienne profiles as a running back who can run in a zone or gap scheme, and has good short-area quickness, acceleration, and vision which allow him to create big plays from the running back position.
As a runner from the snap, Etienne appears to be a quick scanner of the line of scrimmage. Utilizing his lateral agility, he can quickly execute a jump-cut from gap to gap and evade quick penetration from defenders. Etienne has the foot quickness and start-stop ability to change direction, evade pressure, and get upfield into the line of scrimmage and to the second level of a defense. Once to the second level, he can win in two ways. First is by using his speed and accelerating past them turning it into a foot race. Alternatively, he can make a lateral cut to make defenders miss in space and continue vertical upfield. In the open field, Etienne has burst and acceleration to convert runs into 50 or 60-yard gains. Etienne has a nice blend of quickness, elusiveness, and vision that forces defenses to be aware of him because, with the ball in his hands, he can convert timely runs that will hurt a defense.
Etienne's effect on the passing game comes from his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. He shows to be a natural hands-catcher who looks comfortable hauling in passes. Etienne can run traditional routes out of the backfield and win reps against linebackers consistently, but his athleticism also lends itself to him being able to align in the slot and win short routes in the middle of the field.
The biggest area of concern for Etienne is first his contact balance. Etienne does a great job of avoiding defenders and getting out of cluttered areas, but there are one-on-one situations when he is tripped up by an arm tackle, preventing a potential big-time play. The other area for concern is his size. Can he consistently be a 20-plus carry back or does he have to be part of a running-back-by-committee situation? The question is will Etienne’s instincts as a running back allow him to overcome the size and athletic ceiling that he appears to have?
Overall, Etienne has many translatable NFL athletic traits. If utilized in the right situations, he can become a productive running back for an NFL team.
Prospect Projection: Day 3 — Developmental Traits
Written By: Keith Sanchez
Exposures: Alabama (2024), Texas (2024), Texas CC (2024), Notre Dame (2024), Tennessee (2023), South Carolina (2023), Georgia (2023), LSU (2023)
