Leonard Fournette’s hands don’t appear a problem in Jags’ first day of camp

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette’s hands have been a big point of discussion following his first round selection, but they don’t seem to be a problem after day one of training camp.

Full disclosure, one day of training camp does not turn a player into a superstar – even if that player is Leonard Fournette.

But it’s still nice to see Fournette deliver as a receiver after his one “weakness” gained tons of attention through the offseason.

Not necessarily the prettiest catch and runs but also not the ugliest. It is definitely far away from bad.

Sadly, these are things that are worthy of highlights because of the narrative surrounding Fournette following the 2017 NFL Draft. For some reason, the need to validate his hands has arisen.

We highlighted it here at B&T, head coach Doug Marrone has spoken on it, and, in the end, Lance Zierlein’s description of “adequate” feels incorrect. It’s time we got used to seeing Fournette make catches – whether in practice or otherwise – because he probably has hands that makes most running backs jealous. They’re not stone and they may not be Christian McCaffrey-level, but they are a nice in between.

Expect plenty more coverage of Fournette’s pass catching ability through training camp and into the preseason. If everyone suddenly sounds surprised, don’t be. As Jags fans, we know better. We know that Fournette has the ability to be the total package.

Now we just need to see him keep doing it during training camp and start to put it together on the field.