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Watch: LSU’s Leonard Fournette squats 405 pounds

Watch as LSU’s Leonard Fournette squats 405 pounds.
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Rising LSU junior running back Leonard Fournette posted a video Tuesday on Twitter and Instagram that showed him squatting 405 pounds.

Fournette set LSU single season rushing records in 2015 with 1,953 yards and 22 touchdowns for the 9–3 Tigers. He was an early candidate for the Heisman Trophy this season after leading LSU to a 7–0 start.

The New Orleans native, who was a 2015 consensus first team All-America selection, has tallied 2,987 yards and 32 touchdowns in his two seasons with the Tigers. He has also been named to the All-SEC first team and freshman team in his collegiate career.

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Fournette will be eligible for the 2017 NFL draft.