Player Dossier

2014-2016

LSU

Leonard Fournette

RB • 6'1" • New Orleans, LA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Leonard Fournette leans workhorse runner traits and 58.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

60%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

98

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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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9996

St. Augustine · New Orleans, LA

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.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,356
Rushing yards
3,830
Receiving yards
526
Touchdowns
42
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2016 · LSU · Player Highlight

Leonard Fournette college highlights at LSU.

Season
2016
Type
Player highlight

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%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonLSU131431430360.8
2014 Regular SeasonLSU131,018891127860.8
2015 PostseasonLSU1225621244587.5
2015 Regular SeasonLSU121,9501,7412091887.5
2016 Regular SeasonLSU7989843146867.2

Related Context

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

LSU paired 2,206 primary output with 66.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 54.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Loss with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 76.9th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Postseason · LSU

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

89.3

Efficiency

54.8

Usage

25.4

Consistency

63.3

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 143. Wisconsin: 18. Sam Houston: 124. UL Monroe: 72. Mississippi State: 39. New Mexico State: 155. Auburn: 42. Florida: 140. Kentucky: 40. Ole Miss: 154. Alabama: 79. Arkansas: 9. Texas A&M: 146

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 11 by 100. Wisconsin: 8 by 23.4. Sam Houston: 15 by 78.7. UL Monroe: 11 by 59.8. Mississippi State: 8 by 54.2. New Mexico State: 19 by 76.4. Auburn: 10 by 43.8. Florida: 27 by 54. Kentucky: 15 by 27.8. Ole Miss: 25 by 56.4. Alabama: 21 by 39.2. Arkansas: 5 by 18.8. Texas A&M: 19 by 80

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins106.1 · Games = 8 · +43.7 vs Losses
Losses62.4 · Games = 5 · -43.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

100 vs Notre Dame

Result
Tue 12/30vs Notre Dame100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 28-311114313213
Fri 11/28@ Texas A&M100 rush yardsW 23-17191467.7017.7
Sun 11/16@ ArkansasL 0-17591.8001.8
Sun 11/9vs AlabamaL 13-2021793.8003.8
Sat 10/25vs Ole Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 10-7231134.9002416.2
Sat 10/18vs KentuckyW 41-315402.7012.7
Sat 10/11@ Florida100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 30-27271405.2025.2
Sat 10/4@ AuburnL 7-4110424.2004.2
Sat 9/27vs New Mexico State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 63-7181226.8021338.2
Sat 9/20vs Mississippi StateL 29-347385.400114.9
Sat 9/13vs UL MonroeW 31-010525.2011206.5
Sat 9/6vs Sam HoustonW 56-013927.1012328.3
Sun 8/31vs WisconsinW 28-248182.3002.3

Player Story

Leonard Fournette 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: 3,830 rushing yards, 616 carries, 40 rushing touchdowns, and 526 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 526 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 625 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Leonard Fournette moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    LSU

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonLSU1,16154.825.4
2014 Regular SeasonLSU1,16154.825.40
2015 PostseasonLSU2,20666.550.61,045
2015 Regular SeasonLSU2,20666.550.60
2016 Regular SeasonLSU98958.541.5-1,217

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ole Miss

Week 8 · W 38-21 · Conference game

Win with 309 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

99.5 takeover

309 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.

#2

vs Auburn

Week 3 · W 45-21 · Conference game

237

Scrimmage Yards

96.9 takeover

Win with 237 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

237 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 4 · W 34-24

251

Scrimmage Yards

95.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

251 scrimmage yards and 56.3 usage.

#4

@ Texas Tech

Week 1 · W 56-27 · Postseason

256

Scrimmage Yards

93.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

256 scrimmage yards and 56.6 usage.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 5 · W 44-22

233

Scrimmage Yards

92.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

233 scrimmage yards and 49.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · LSU

2,206 primary output · 66.5 efficiency · 50.6 usage

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#2

2015 Regular Season · LSU

87.5

2,206 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 50.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · LSU

67.2

989 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 41.5 usage

Milestones

19

100+ rush yards

15

150+ scrimmage yards

12

2+ TD games