After selecting Rashard Robinson in the fourth round last year, the San Francisco 49ers may be drafting an LSU product for the second year in a row.
Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports on Tuesday that there is some “scuttlebutt in league circles” that the 49ers may select All-American running back Leonard Fournette with the No. 2 overall pick.
We heard recently that Fournette could be in play to go at least that high and that incumbent (and oft-injured) starting running back Carlos Hyde may not last much longer in San Francisco. The Niners are in desperate need of impact skill players wherever they can get them, and Fournette, who largely separated himself from the backfield pack with an impressive showing at the combine in February, may be the best option who fits that billing.
