The 2017 NFL Draft is coming at us quickly. The yearly extravaganza will take place in Philadelphia from Thursday, April 27 to Saturday, April 29 this year.
Over the span of three days, a whole host of former college football stars will find new homes where they will hopefully impress during the offseason and make a living playing on Sundays.
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Between now and the end of April, we will feature some of the NFL stars of tomorrow. Many of these are names from big time college football programs you will recognize, while some will be new to all but the most dedicated followers of the sport.
Today were are going to take a look at Leonard Fournette, the bruising running back out of LSU who made an impact in the SEC over the last couple of years, but who fell short of reaching his potential as a college player.
Fournette came to LSU with next-Bo-Jackson hype, an almost impossible label to live up to. He was also injured a lot in 2016, but his freakish blend of size and speed mean he is almost a guaranteed first round pick by somebody in the upcoming NFL Draft.
As you can see from this video, Fournette is close to being the complete back that all NFL teams are striving to find. He can run the ball in any scheme, he has better hands than you'd expect coming out of the backfield, and (though it is hard to see here) he has the power and technique to stand up and be counted on when asked to block.
While Fournette may not storm into the league like Ezekiel Elliott, there are mountains of untapped potential here. Fournette is worth drafting for the power of his stiff arm alone and he is also going to be well worth a flyer in NFL Fantasy leagues next season.
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