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Leonard Fournette over Ezekiel Elliott? 3 of 5 NFL execs say 'Yes'

Leonard Fournette hasn't played a down in the NFL and already he's being touted over a potential NFL MVP.

Three of five NFL executives polled by Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com said, anonymously, they'd take Fournette over Dallas Cowboys' rookie Ezekiel Elliott, the league's leading rusher and the top running back chosen in last year's draft. Elliott has rushed for 1,631 yards and 15 touchdowns as a rookie and is an MVP candidate as a rookie.

Fournette, who passed on his senior season to enter the 2017 NFL Draft, has been listed as the No.