Leonard
Fournette.
Leonard
Fournette.
LSU· 6'0"· 240 lb· 4.51s 40
Fournette projects as a dominant downhill runner in a gap/duo power run scheme, emphasizing play-action and advantageous personnel groupings.
Immediate workhorse back with a high-volume, bell-cow ceiling who can carry the load.
An Air Raid or spread-option system focused on pass-first RBs and outside runs.
Fournette's size and style are best utilized in a ground-oriented offense that can maximize his punishing running ability against light boxes.
Selected #4 overall in Round 1 of the 2017 NFL Draft by Jacksonville Jaguars out of LSU.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.51sp50
- Vertical
- 28.5inp50
- Broad jump
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- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LSU | 13 | 187 | 1034 | 10 | 7 | 127 |
| 2015 | LSU | 12 | 300 | 1953 | 22 | 19 | 253 |
| 2016 | LSU | 7 | 129 | 843 | 8 | 15 | 146 |
| Career | — | 32 | 616 | 3830 | 40 | 41 | 526 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Leonard Fournette was a starting running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars and later played a key role for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning a Super Bowl. He was known for his physical running style.