Leonard Fournette was the subject of ridicule on social media after his poor performance at the vertical jump at the NFL Combine, but some NFL executives apparently weren't alarmed by his performance.
Related: After an iffy vertical, Leonard Fournette just shut down his critics big time
Quick text from front office exec: "Fournette just made this draft a lot more interesting. More teams will want to make move into top 5."
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) March 3, 2017
One more text from different front office source: "No one gives a sh-- about Fournette's vertical jump."
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) March 3, 2017
One scout even went as far as comparing Fournette to Herschel Walker.
Lots more texts coming in re Fournette. Consensus is wowed by 40 time. Weight, vertical not issues. 1 scout compared him to Herschel Walker.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) March 3, 2017
Via text: "The thing about Leonard Fournette's vertical is I don't need him to dunk a basketball."
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) March 3, 2017
Fournette's vertical was only 28.5 inches, but his time in the 40-yard dash was an impressive 4.51. Fournette weighed in at 240 pounds, and it doesn't seem like executives will be too concerned about his vertical jump.
Fournette is still expected to be a first round pick, and he will likely go in the first half of the draft.
(h/t Bro Bible)
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