The Jacksonville Jaguars hold the No. 4 overall selection in the NFL draft, and many have speculated the Jags will look to upgrade at running back with the pick. Jacksonville finished No. 22 overall in rushing yards per game a year ago with only eight rushing touchdowns, the fourth-worst in the league.

As we saw last year with the Dallas Cowboys, bolstering a team’s rushing attack can be a great way to lighten the load on a young quarterback. New Jaguars coach Doug Marrone has shown a propensity to emphasize a potent ground game. His 2013 Bills team was second in the league in rushing yards per game. If Tom Coughlin and the rest of the Jaguars’ front office decide to ultimately go with a running back in the first round, this is a good year to do so.

Both Leonard Fournette and Dalvin Cook have the talent to warrant a top-10 selection, and we take a “war room” approach to evaluate which player is a better fit for Jacksonville.

Leonard Fournette, LSU

Fournette offers a rare combination of size and speed, and he has had “future first-rounder” written all over him before ever playing in college. He was one of the most highly ranked and recruited prospects in the last decade of high school football.

While he showed moments of dominance during his LSU career, Fournette’s overall production in college didn’t quite measure up to the hype. He was dominant in 2015 and finished the year with nearly 2,000 yards rushing but disappointed in what was LSU’s biggest game of the season against Alabama, with only 17 carries for 35 yards.

While college production (or lack thereof) is not always a good indicator of potential, it can be useful to help contextualize what a certain player brings to the table. Other concerns about Fournette could be his long-term durability, as he missed the majority of his junior year due to injury.

One of my biggest concerns about Fournette is his questionable ability to make defenders miss laterally as he did in college. In the SEC, Fournette was able to rely almost exclusively on his power to run through defenders or his top-end speed to run past defenders in the open field. When the rushing lanes and box shrink, will Fournette’s running style and vision translate into the star he’s been hyped up to be?