Jaguars' Travis Etienne Receives a Vote For Offensive Player of the Year

In a surprising moment, the Jaguars' running back received a third-place vote for Offensive Player of the Year.

The Jacksonville Jaguars were never going to walk away from Thursday's NFL Honors with any hardware, but they did have a few players receive votes. 

Just maybe not the ones many thought. 

Jaguars' pass-rusher Josh Allen didn't receive any votes for Defensive Player of the Year, but running back Travis Etienne surprisingly earned a third-place vote for Offensive Player of the Year. This made Etienne just one of eight players to receive a vote. 

AP Offensive Player of the Year

Christian McCaffrey 39-8-3 = 222
Tyreek Hill 7-32-8 = 139
CeeDee Lamb 1-4-28 = 45
Lamar Jackson 3-3-8 = 32
Dak Prescott 0-1-2 = 5
Josh Allen 0-1-0 = 3
Brock Purdy 0-1-0 = 3
Travis Etienne 0-0-1 = 1

— Rob Maaddi (@RobMaaddi) February 9, 2024

Etienne, the No. 25 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, earned a vote for the first time in his career after proving to be a key cog in the Jaguars' offense in 2023. The offense didn't meet most expectations, but Etienne arguably had a more impactful season than in 2022, leading the league in missed tackles forced and improving as a receiving threat out of the backfield.

Etienne finished the year with his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, rushing for 1,008 yards (3.8 yards per carry) and 11 touchdowns, while also catching 58 passes for 476 yards and a touchdown.

Etienne posted at least two rushing touchdowns in three straight games from Week 5 to Week 7. He became the first player in franchise history to record multiple rushing touchdowns in three consecutive games in a season.

Etienne recorded 1,484 scrimmage yards in 2023, joining Maurice Jones-Drew as the only Jaguars to reach 1,000 scrimmage yards in their first two active NFL seasons. Etienne is the third player in Jaguars history to record 1,300 scrimmage yards in consecutive seasons.