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Leonard Fournette risky pick because of ankle? What they're saying

Leonard Fournette is generally considered the top running back in the NFL Draft, but that doesn't preclude him from being picked apart with the selection show a week away.

The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that Fournette's ankle injury, which caused him to miss five games in 2017, could need surgery and that makes it an issue for teams looking to draft him.

Foxsports.com draft analyst Joe Klatt says Fournette is not the most valuable running back in the draft. That honor belongs to Stanford's Christian McCaffrey.

Fournette has most often been placed in mock drafts in the No.