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ESPN sports scientist John Brenkus recently broke down the punishing hit LSU RB Leonard Fournette served up to Ole Miss DB Deontay Anderson.
Fournette caught a pass in the flat and made his way upfield. Anderson — a true freshman from Houston — attempted to stop Fournette in the open field. “Attempted” is the operative word here — as Fournette lowered his shoulder and absolutely annihilated the defensive back.
Brenkus described Fournette in the following way:
“His size and speed is creating the same force as a tiger coming at you. It is like being in a car crash, that’s for certain. That’s literal. You’re experiencing … over 2,000 pounds of force. The moment of impact, over a ton of force.”
Anderson hit the ground with 13 miles-per-hour of force. The scary thing is, Fournette only used about half of the raw power he’s been scientifically recorded with possessing.
In other words, the force of the hit was akin to taking a punch straight in the jaw from boxer Manny Pacquiao.
