Updated CBS Draft Big Board

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3. Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU, Jr., 6-1, 230, 4.45

Evaluators were unfazed by Fournette’s decision to skip the Fiesta Bowl because of the ankle injury that hampered him in 2016. He was limited to the extent that Fournette finished second on the team in rushing yards (843 yards, eight touchdowns) to sophomore sensation Derrius Guice (1,249-14). While Fournette’s 2016 season stalled some momentum, when healthy he has shown the most exciting blend of size, speed and power among running backs since Adrian Peterson. The big question facing Fournette at the combine will be the medical concerns.


4. Jamal Adams, S, LSU, Jr., 6-0, 211, 4.48

It is easy to mistake Adams for former LSU Tigers star Tyrann Mathieu, given their similar instincts and highly aggressive playing style. Like Mathieu, Adams possesses the agility and speed to handle coverage duties on slot receivers, possesses soft hands for the interception and is a tenacious run defender. Adams’ kamikaze style of play can lead to occasional mistakes but he is always around the ball.


5. Solomon Thomas, DL, Stanford, rSoph., 6-3, 272, 4.85

Thomas was the runaway winner of the Pac-12’s Morris Trophy last season as the most dominant defensive lineman by a vote of the conference’s blockers. He was as impressive on a snap-to-snap basis as any prospect in the country in 2016, demonstrating the initial burst, power and advanced hand usage to earn comparisons to Rams star Aaron Donald. Also like Donald, however, Thomas lacks prototypical size, making his measurements at the combine one to note.

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