REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK
Expect Leonard Fournette to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 82 projected fantasy points puts him at #25 behind David Montgomery and ahead of Phillip Lindsay. He has averaged 11.88 fantasy points in his past 34 games, which is more than our projected per game average. His projected per game average is 10.2 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#23) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is slightly less valuable in PPR leagues where he is the #26 ranked running back. He is slightly overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 97%, he is the #24 most highly owned running back. Leonard Fournette is expected to come up short of this season-to-date's #17 fantasy position rank.
| REST OF SEASON RB RANK | PROJECTION | FANTASY STATS SINCE 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| #23 Chase Edmonds (97% OWN) | 87 FP, 9.7 per game | 71 FP, 12 gp, 5.9 per game (#48) |
| #24 David Montgomery (99% OWN) | 87 FP, 10.8 per game | 145 FP, 16 gp, 9.1 per game (#30) |
| #25 Leonard Fournette (97% OWN) | 82 FP, 10.2 per game | 183 FP, 15 gp, 12.2 per game (#13) |
| #26 Phillip Lindsay (88% OWN) | 80 FP, 8.9 per game | 163 FP, 16 gp, 10.2 per game (#22) |
| #27 Nick Chubb (97% OWN) | 79 FP, 9.8 per game | 219 FP, 16 gp, 13.7 per game (#8) |
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START EM ALERT: LEONARD FOURNETTE PROJECTED TO FINISH AHEAD OF PHILLIP LINDSAY IN WEEK 9
Leonard Fournette is projected for 9.4 fantasy points in week 9 which ranks him a the #17 projected running back for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. This is projected to be a slightly below average week with fewer fantasy points than he is projected to average the rest of the season. He is ranked above Phillip Lindsay but behind David Montgomery. His projected rank in Week 10 is the same as it is in Week 9. He is projected for 11.1 fantasy points.
| WEEK 9 RB RANK | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
|---|---|---|
| #15 Antonio Gibson (98% OWN) | 10.2 FP (48% ST) | 10.2 FP |
| #16 David Montgomery (99% OWN) | 10 FP (71% ST) | 10.8 FP |
| #17 Leonard Fournette (97% OWN) | 9.4 FP (59% ST) | 10.2 FP |
| #18 Phillip Lindsay (88% OWN) | 9 FP (33% ST) | 8.9 FP |
| #19 JaMycal Hasty (82% OWN) | 8.9 FP (53% ST) | 2.38 FP |
| WEEK 10 RB RANK | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
|---|---|---|
| #15 Chris Carson (100% OWN) | 11.4 FP (29% ST) | 11.6 FP |
| #16 Joe Mixon (99% OWN) | 11.1 FP (4% ST) | 13.7 FP |
| #17 Leonard Fournette (97% OWN) | 11.1 FP (59% ST) | 10.2 FP |
| #18 Melvin Gordon (100% OWN) | 10.4 FP (85% ST) | 10.2 FP |
| #19 David Montgomery (99% OWN) | 10.4 FP (71% ST) | 10.8 FP |
LEONARD FOURNETTE IS THE #17 RB ON FANDUEL AND IS THE #21 HIGHEST PRICED
He is projected for 10.4 FanDuel points and priced at $5.9K. Using average points per dollar in the player pool, he is expected to produce 9.96 FPs, making him worth +$261 more than $5.9K. Below are how he ranks on FanDuel. Look for players with comparable or more fantasy points at a lower or same salary.
| FANDUEL WEEK (RB) 10 RANK | PROJECTION | SALARY |
|---|---|---|
| #15 Antonio Gibson | 11.7 FD Points | $6200 |
| #16 David Montgomery | 11.2 FD Points | $5900 |
| #17 Leonard Fournette | 10.4 FD Points | $5900 |
| #18 Phillip Lindsay | 10 FD Points | $5700 |
| #19 J.K. Dobbins | 9.8 FD Points | $5300 |
FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS
The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.
| LEONARD FOURNETTE | FP | PPR | RUSH | YD | TD | REC | RECYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest of 2020 | 82 | 98 | 107 | 448 | 4.2 | 15.8 | 120 |
| -- Per Game (8 Proj) | 10.2 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 56.0 | 0.53 | 1.98 | 15.0 |
| Week 9 vs NO | 9.4 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 49 | 0.53 | 2.00 | 14.5 |
| Week 10 @CAR | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 63 | 0.57 | 2.00 | 14.2 |
| 2020 Season | 220 | 308 | 302 | 1311 | 5 | 88 | 594 |
| -- Per Game (19 GP) | 11.6 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 69.0 | 0.26 | 4.6 | 31.3 |
| 2019 to 2020 | 228 | 320 | 315 | 1377 | 5 | 92 | 622 |
| -- Per Game (20 GP) | 11.4 | 16 | 15.8 | 68.8 | 0.25 | 4.6 | 31.1 |