Jacksonville RB Fournette listed as team's co-starter

JACKSONVILLE, FL - JULY 27: A back view of Runningback Leonard Fournette #27 of the Jacksonville Jaguars works out during Training Camp at Florida Blue Health and Wellness Practice Fields on July 27, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

  • Jacksonville Jaguars rookie RB Leonard Fournette was listed as the co-starter on the first unofficial depth chart of training camp, alongside J. Yeldon and Chris Ivory. The Jaguars selected Fournette with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, so he is expected to carry the majority of the workload during the season.
  • Fournette only played 298 offensive snaps for LSU in 2016, missing the majority of the season with a chronic ankle injury. In 2015, Fournette produced the best season PFF has seen by a runner in three years of college grading. His overall PFF grade of 96.3 is the highest grade PFF has recorded by a running back.
  • In that season, his elusive rating of 108.6 ranked third among running backs with at least 204 touches. He forced 95 total missed tackles (85 running, 10 receiving) on 319 touches (elusive rating uses missed tackle rate and yards gained after contact to measure a runner’s success beyond the point of being helped by his blockers).

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