The Jacksonville Jaguars made a clear statement when they selected former LSU star running back Leonard Fournette with the 4th pick of the 2017 NFL Draft – they wanted to become a power running team and be competitive right away.
It’s actually not a preposterous strategy, but it relies heavily on Fournette stepping in and becoming one of the league’s top running backs right away.
Not everyone thinks that is going to happen.
Josh Nagel over at Sportsline looked at the Vegas over/under line for Leonard Fournette’s touchdowns and yards in 2017. His analysis was grim:
Leonard Fournette total rushing yards during 2017-18 NFL regular season
Over 900.