Gridiron Now · Aug 23, 2017
Draft analyst: Leonard Fournette more explosive, but Derrius Guice is better pure runner
LSU’s Derrius Guice has big shoes to fill as Leonard Fournette’s successor at running back. But NFL.com NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein believes Guice compares favorably to Fournette, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2017 draft, in one area.
“Guice’s elite contact balance allows him to take hits, steady himself and carry on with his run. Leonard Fournette was more explosive, but Guice is the better pure runner,” Zierlein said.
Another analyst, Chad Reuter, said Guice’s power “allow(s) him to blast through tackles in a Jerome Bettis-like fashion.”
Guice ranks No. 5 overall in NFL.com’s listing of the top 25 players in college football.