
Running back, LSU, 2014–16
Leonard Fournette
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
- Born
- Jan 18, 1995, in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Leonard Fournette played running back at LSU (2014–16). He finished sixth in the 2015 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2015. The Jacksonville Jaguars took Fournette in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
284rushing yards, career highvs. Ole Miss, 20164rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Texas Tech, 2015Honors
Rushing
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LSU | 25 | 625 | 1 |
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LSU | 193 | 0.17 | 64th (n=253) | 0.12 | 32.0 | 22% | 0.26 |
| 2015 | LSU | 330 | 0.27 | 88th (n=268) | 0.12 | 90.3 | 42% | 0.36 |
| 2016 | LSU | 151 | 0.16 | 58th (n=259) | 0.13 | 23.8 | 35% | 0.18 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 LSU 7 games, 843 rushing yards, 8 TD
2015 LSU 12 games, 1,953 rushing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | W 21–19 | 28 | 159 | 3 | 26 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 45–21 | 19 | 228 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 34–24 | 26 | 244 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 44–22 | 26 | 233 | 3 | 75 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 45–24 | 20 | 158 | 1 | 87 | 3 | 25 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 35–28 | 31 | 180 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 48–20 | 26 | 150 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 16–30 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 14–31 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 17–38 | 25 | 108 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 72 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 19–7 | 32 | 159 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 43 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 56–27 | 29 | 212 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 44 |
2014 LSU 13 games, 1,034 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 28–24 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 56–0 | 13 | 92 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 32 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 31–0 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 29–34 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 63–7 | 18 | 122 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 33 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 7–41 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 30–27 | 27 | 140 | 2 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 41–3 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 10–7 | 23 | 113 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 13–20 | 21 | 79 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 0–17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 23–17 | 19 | 146 | 1 | 46 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 28–31 | 11 | 143 | 2 | 89 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 75¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 28½″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 80 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 268 | 1,040 | 9 | 36 | 302 |
| 2018 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 133 | 439 | 5 | 22 | 185 |
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 265 | 1,152 | 3 | 76 | 522 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 97 | 367 | 6 | 36 | 233 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 180 | 812 | 8 | 69 | 454 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 189 | 668 | 3 | 73 | 523 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 80 | 1,144 | 4,518 | 34 | 312 | 2,219 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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