When discussing the best running backs in the country heading into the 2016 season, LSU junior Leonard Fournette has been among the very first names rattled off by every knowledgeable college football expert. That being said, according to Gil Brandt of NFL Media, Tennessee’s Jalen Hurd will put up the bigger rushing numbers this season.

In a piece recently run on NFL.com, Brandt was asked to make a ‘fearless prediction’ about the upcoming college football season. His prediction was that Fournette would not lead the SEC in rushing and would be surpassed by Hurd in that category:

Tennessee’s Jalen Hurd will rush for more yards than LSU star Leonard Fournette. Hurd, a big, physical back, rushed for 1,288 yards last season, when UT had three returning starting offensive linemen. This year, the Vols have four returning O-line starters, and on top of that, he’ll have a left tackle who redshirted last year blocking for him in Drew Richmond, who has the potential to be a very good player.

Considering Fournette rushed for nearly 2,000 yards last season (1,953 to be exact), that is quite the bold pick.

Other fearless picks from NFL media included Bucky Brooks predicting Fournette to rush for over 150 yards in every game, Lance Zierlein picking LSU’s Arden Key to lead the SEC in sacks and Chase Goodbread picking Fournette to not make it to New York as a Heisman-finalist by the end of the regular season.