Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2016LSU
Leonard Fournette
RB • 6'1" • New Orleans, LA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Leonard Fournette leans workhorse runner traits and 58.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Leonard Fournette built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 7, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Leonard Fournette's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 4
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Leonard Fournette, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · LSU. Leonard Fournette leans workhorse runner traits and 58.5 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Leonard Fournette quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,356
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · St. Augustine · LSU
- High school pipeline
- St. Augustine · 46 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 4 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 989 scrimmage yards · RB 81st (top 15%) · SEC 15th (top 6%) · National 138th (top 6%)
Leonard Fournette played RB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Leonard Fournette recorded 3,830 rushing yards, 526 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with LSU.
Recognition
Honors
- 20162016 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionsecond
- 20152015 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionfirst
- 20152015 Consensus All-America · ncaa_consensusconsensus
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