Leonard Fournette is a 2-year Featured Back for LSU. Leonard's 2015 season ranks in the 75th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 330 plays — a above-average rate for the RB. A five-star recruit in the class of 2014, Leonard has lived up to his recruiting pedigree.
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | 2019 | 338 | 0.420 | 6.8 | 142.0 |
| Cameron Skattebo | Arizona State | 2024 | 309 | 0.410 | 6.2 | 126.7 |
| Jay Ajayi | Boise State | 2014 | 370 | 0.370 | 6.7 | 136.9 |
| Jeremy Langford | Michigan State | 2014 | 297 | 0.400 | 6.4 | 118.8 |
| Chuba Hubbard | Oklahoma State | 2019 | 343 | 0.450 | 8.2 | 154.4 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | @Mississippi State | W21-19 | 15.1 | 28 | 159 | 5.7 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.23 |
| 3 | vsAuburn | W45-21 | 14.6 | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 4 | @Syracuse | W34-24 | -3.9 | 26 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
Car 29 · Rush Yds 212 · Avg 7.3 · Rush TD 4
| 244 |
| 9.4 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 7 |
| 0 |
| 0.48 |
| 5 | vsEastern Michigan | W44-22 | -19.7 | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.53 |
| 6 | vsSouth Carolina | W45-24 | 3.4 | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 7 | vsFlorida | W35-28 | 13.8 | 31 | 180 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 8 | vsWestern Kentucky | W48-20 | 10.8 | 26 | 150 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 10 | @Alabama | L16-30 | 29.0 | 19 | 31 | 1.6 | 1 | — | — | — | -0.34 |
| 11 | vsArkansas | L14-31 | 19.2 | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 12 | @Ole Miss | L17-38 | 27.0 | 25 | 108 | 4.3 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 13 | vsTexas A&M | W19-7 | 14.1 | 32 | 159 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 1 | vsTexas Tech | W56-27 | 4.5 | 29 | 212 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0.46 |
