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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
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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
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
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- 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,356
- Rushing yards
- 3,830
- Receiving yards
- 526
- Touchdowns
- 42
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Leonard Fournette LSU Highlights
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
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | LSU | 13 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 3 | 60.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 13 | 1,018 | 891 | 127 | 8 | 60.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 256 | 212 | 44 | 5 | 87.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 1,950 | 1,741 | 209 | 18 | 87.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 7 | 989 | 843 | 146 | 8 | 67.2 |
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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
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.5 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: Auburn
Win with 237 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · LSU
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
183.8
Efficiency
66.5
Usage
50.6
Consistency
83.5
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 256. Mississippi State: 159. Auburn: 237. Syracuse: 251. Eastern Michigan: 233. South Carolina: 183. Florida: 195. Western Kentucky: 152. Alabama: 31. Arkansas: 127. Ole Miss: 180. Texas A&M: 202
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 30 by 81.2. Mississippi State: 28 by 59.2. Auburn: 20 by 99.4. Syracuse: 27 by 88.7. Eastern Michigan: 26 by 87.3. South Carolina: 23 by 82.5. Florida: 32 by 61.7. Western Kentucky: 27 by 59.5. Alabama: 19 by 17. Arkansas: 22 by 54. Ole Miss: 29 by 52.9. Texas A&M: 36 by 54.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins207.6 · Games = 9 · +94.9 vs Losses
Losses112.7 · Games = 3 · -94.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
99.4 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/30 | @ Texas Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-27 | 29 | 212 | 7.30 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 8.5 |
| Sun 11/29 | vs Texas A&M100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 19-7 | 32 | 159 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 5.6 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Ole Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 17-38 | 25 | 108 | 4.30 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 6.2 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Arkansas | L 14-31 | 19 | 91 | 4.80 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 5.8 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Alabama | L 16-30 | 19 | 31 | 1.60 | 1 | — | — | 1.6 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Western Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 48-20 | 26 | 150 | 5.80 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Florida100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-28 | 31 | 180 | 5.80 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs South Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-24 | 20 | 158 | 7.90 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.0 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-22 | 26 | 233 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9.0 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Syracuse100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-24 | 26 | 244 | 9.40 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9.3 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Auburn100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-21 | 19 | 228 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11.8 |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Mississippi State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 21-19 | 28 | 159 | 5.70 | 3 | — | — | 5.7 |
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
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Season Value Progression
20142014201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | LSU | 1,161 | 54.8 | 25.4 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 1,161 | 54.8 | 25.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | LSU | 2,206 | 66.5 | 50.6 | 1,045 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 2,206 | 66.5 | 50.6 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 989 | 58.5 | 41.5 | -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
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