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2017 NFL Draft: Top 10 Running Backs after Bowl Season

By Tyler Brooke

Dec 30, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) celebrates with offensive lineman Kareem Are (72) after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) celebrates with offensive lineman Kareem Are (72) after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /
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We’ve been waiting for Leonard Fournette to make the move to the NFL since he was coming out of high school. Now, after three seasons with the LSU Tigers, we’re going to finally see what Fournette can bring to an NFL franchise.

It was admittedly a down year for Fournette, who dealt with a nagging ankle injury. Meanwhile, the Tigers fired Les Miles and rallied around Ed Orgeron in what was an emotional season for LSU fans. Still, Fournette was able to run for 843 yards and eight touchdowns on just 129 carries in seven games.

Whenever Fournette was on the field, it immediately became must-watch television. No one runs with a killer instinct quite like Fournette, and he was never afraid to finish through contact or level a defender.

That violent running style coupled with a 6-foot-1, 230-pound frame is the reason why Fournette is the top running back in this draft class. He’s instinctive, athletic, powerful and tough to bring down. Few running backs have the attacking mentality that Fournette possesses, and it’s hard not to be reminded of Bo Jackson with the way he runs.

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A lot of Fournette’s draft stock is going to rest on his medical evaluation given his ankle injury. If everything checks out there, then the LSU star is going to be a guaranteed top-10 pick in a draft class that’s littered with potentially elite running backs.

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