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5 NFL teams that should draft Leonard Fournette

By John Buhler

Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before a game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before a game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) reacts during a stop in play against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) reacts during a stop in play against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

54. . NFC. East. Philadelphia Eagles. 2. player

Let’s be real for a second. The one team that needs Fournette than anybody cannot draft him. The Minnesota Vikings decided to trade for Sam Bradford with the Philadelphia Eagles days before the start of the season to be their starting quarterback in 2016 once Teddy Bridgewater went down for the year with a ghastly knee injury.

Trading for Bradford cost Minnesota their 2017 first-round pick. Philadelphia initially lost their first round pick by trading up to draft Carson Wentz No. 2 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. With the Vikings being one of the worst offenses in football, the Eagles might actually have a solid first-round pick on their hands.

Philadelphia needs work on offense. The Eagles have mediocre at best offensive weapons. Their defense is good under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. However, first-year head coach Doug Pederson has hit the metaphorical wall in his first year on the Philadelphia sidelines.

The Eagles have a franchise quarterback in Wentz and a better than average offensive line. They could keep one of their scat backs, but need that bell-cow to lessen the burden of Wentz’s steep learning curve.

Fournette to the Eagles would make them an NFC Playoff team in 2017. Defense, a star running back, and an expected leap forward from a second-year starting quarterback. What’s not to love besides Pederson? The Eagles could be in the running to draft Fournette with the first round pick they are getting from the Vikings. The more the Vikings sink, the better the chances that Fournette will be an Eagle in 2017.

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