Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/32Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Lanard Fournette
Last confirmed: LSU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 200 lb · New Orleans, LA
Lanard Fournette: RB · LSU · #27.
Lanard Fournette
He has spent four seasons in the LSU backfield. On tape: 19 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards against Georgia Southern, Week 1, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
LSU in the news
- Three-star RB decommits from LSU
- Criminal investigation opens into LSU player
Yahoo Sports Oct 21 - SEC votes to dismiss LSU lawsuit
- Kiffin calls out SEC officialsYahoo Sports Oct 12
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 | 10 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-38@ No. 9 Texas | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 65-14vs Northwestern State | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-38@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 1 | 10 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2019
W 55-3
19 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 16 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Georgia Southern.
With J. Burrow — 278 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.2 · Z. Von Rosenberg — 51.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 53 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.55Lanard Fournette run for 10 yds to the GeoSo 22 for a
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.37Joe Burrow pass complete to Lanard Fournette for a loss of 1 yard to the LSU 47
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +1.33Joe Burrow pass complete to Lanard Fournette for 10 yds to the GeoSo 43
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.21Lanard Fournette run for 2 yds for a TD, (Cade York KICK)
- Week 4 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.83Lanard Fournette run for 1 yd to the LSU 36
- Week 3 · Northwestern State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −0.77Lanard Fournette run for a loss of 6 yards to the NWSt 14
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −0.76Lanard Fournette run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 32
- Week 2 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.68Joe Burrow pass complete to Lanard Fournette for 2 yds to the LSU 46
- Week 2 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.59Joe Burrow pass complete to Lanard Fournette for 1 yd to the LSU 26
- Week 3 · Northwestern State · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −0.40Lanard Fournette run for 9 yds to the NWSt 12 for a
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Ed Orgeron — 42-11 over that span.
2016LSU8-4HC: Ed Orgeron · Run-heavy
2017LSU9-4HC: Ed Orgeron · Run-heavy
2018LSU10-3HC: Ed Orgeron · Run-leaning
2019LSU15-0HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 13.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
53.4%
567 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
70.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
609 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
13 carries and 5 catches in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at LSU
- 2019 LSU OrgeronYear 4 · 4 games
- 2018 LSU OrgeronYear 3 · 6 games
- 2017 LSU OrgeronYear 2 · 1 game
- 2016 LSU MilesYear 1 · 2 games
How it ended
Four seasons at LSU, 162 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coaches2016
Les Miles, then Ed Orgeron
LSU
Coaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.