The Jacksonville Jaguars were so determined to build a reliable running game in Doug Marrone’s first season as head coach that the organization took the unusual step of drafting a running back No. 4 overall.
Leonard Fournette had a fine rookie season in 2017, rushing for 1,040 yards and nine touchdowns while helping the Jaguars to within a whisker of the Super Bowl. But three years later, after the second 1,000-yard season of his career, Fournette was deemed so expendable that Jacksonville cut him during training camp and turned its starting running back job over to a little-known undrafted rookie out of Illinois State, James Robinson.