Leonard Fournette Fantasy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette carried the ball 22 times for 81 yards and two touchdowns, adding six receptions for 46 receiving yards in Thursday's 28-22 win over Philadelphia. Fournette struggled to find running room at times but was the goal-line finisher on two of Tampa Bay's scoring drives, as well as a dependable target for Tom Brady in the passing game. The LSU product handled a season-high 28 touches, giving him an average of 22.3 over the last three weeks, as he has fully seized control of the Tampa Bay backfield. He should be looked at as a strong play every week moving forward, even with a tough Week 7 matchup against the Bears coming up.

Oct. 15th • 7:57 AM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette gets a favorable matchup against the Eagles in Week 6. Fournette has fully taken the reins to Tampa Bay's backfield, handling 25 and 17 touches in the last two weeks while exceeding the 100-yard scrimmage mark in each game. As seven-point road favorites with quarterback Tom Brady (thumb) slightly banged up, the Buccaneers could opt to lean on the running game more in Week 6. That would bode well for Fournette's fantasy outlook against an Eagles defense that has allowed the fourth-most rushing yards to running backs this year. Start him as a strong RB2 Thursday night.

Oct. 13th • 4:20 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette finished with 12 carries for 67 yards and a score along with four receptions for 43 yards on five targets in Sunday's win over Miami. Fournette has been on a tear the last two weeks and has been a factor in the rushing and passing game. The back now has at least 67 rushing yards and 43 receiving yards in the past two games and is clearly the better fantasy back between him and Ronald Jones II. With a solid role and decent production, Fournette is a solid fantasy starter going forward.

Oct. 10th • 4:36 PM