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News: 3 days agoDuring Friday's scrimmage, Tuten started the first drive with the Jaguars' offense with LeQuint Allen mixing in on third down, then Chris Rodriguez started the second drive before rotating with Tuten, John Shipley of SI.com reports.

Spin: Shipley notes that the Jaguars subsequently settled into a rotation where Tuten would open the drives, Rodriguez would come on the field when the team was within the 10-yard line, and then Allen would play all of the third downs. While this remains an ongoing job battle as Rodriguez works his way back from a foot injury, the scrimmage did at least provide some hints on how the Jaguars could approach their backfield workload come Week 1. For now, things seem to trending toward a committee approach that could result in Tuten and Rodriguez forming a 1A/1B combo, with Allen as a change-of-pace option.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Tuten is positioned to take over lead-back duties in Jacksonville following the offseason departure of Travis Etienne Jr. Tuten played sparingly as a rookie, totaling 83 carries and 14 targets in 15 games. He cleared 10 touches in only one game (a 15-touch, 74-yard effort in Week 11), but he did find the end zone in all four games in which he had at least eight touches. The 2025 fourth-round pick will see some scoring regression (seven TDs on 93 touches), but he flashed in limited work, can contribute as a rusher and receiver, is working in a good offense and has only journeyman Chris Rodriguez Jr. and passing-down specialist LeQuint Allen Jr. as his competition. Tuten is still unproven, but the 23-year-old has a path to a breakout season.