After taking Leonard Fournette with the 4th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars made it clear that they wanted to become a running team. With Blake Bortles still struggling to find his footing as a franchise quarterback, the best chance for the Jaguars to become relevant again is on the back of Fournette.
While many expect Fournette to come in and immediately produce, it’s difficult in today’s NFL to pin down hard statistical predictions. Fournette should get plenty of carries, but he might have to split some of the workload with Chris Ivory and T.