LSU RB Leonard Fournette highlights, analysis, and reaction

LSU running back Leonard Fournette has everyone prematurely talking Heisman, but if you saw him play on Saturday, you know exactly why.

Fournette finished the game with 228 yards rushing and even came out of the game early, but he had three touchdowns including this absolute gem that has been replaying over and over again on ESPN since it happened.

Oh, and there was this, too.

"Leonard Fournette can NOT. BE. STOPPED. http://t.co/xYZIUj6YCR— SEConCBS (@SEConCBS) September 19, 2015"

Just get out of his way.

Fournette is just a sophomore, but he looks like a grown man playing among boys this season. He has 387 yards and 6 touchdowns through two games for the Tigers, which vaulted into the CFB playoff predictions of one Joey Galloway of ESPN’s College Football Final. Apparently, the play of Fournette has sparked a major reaction for some.

Interestingly, Fournette’s first two games haven’t come against weaklings in college football, unlike the schedules of some teams early on. LSU has played Mississippi State and Auburn in its first two games, and Fournette doing what he did against a Will Muschamp defense is nothing to be ignored.

Courtesy of Draft Breakdown, here’s his 158-yard performance against Mississippi State in week 1.

It’s pretty amazing to watch this guy play. He can really do it all. No, really — scrub to 3:37 in that game reel to see an incredible pair of blocks by Fournette.

Averaging over 5.5 yards per carry, he quietly had over 1,000 yards for LSU last season along with 10 touchdowns. He’s on pace to absolutely blow those numbers out of the water this year and make a case as a Heisman candidate this year. It’s criminally early to be talking about that award, but Fournette looks unreal at this point.

For his NFL potential, we’d love to see him catch some more passes, but at this point, it’s probably nothing to be concerned about. He runs around people, through people, and he has a nose for the end zone. He’s a premiere athlete with great vision and the ability to see the whole field. He’s just a relentless runner with quick feet, agility, and the LSU faithful will not only get to enjoy this season but the 2017 campaign as well, as NCAA rules require him to stay in college for another season.

Just a sophomore, the sky doesn’t even appear to be a limit for what this kid can do.

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