Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey are saving their draft stock and not risking injury by playing in a meaningless bowl game.
Some have torched the running backs for perceived giving up on the team, while others have understand the two are about to get paid millions and have already done their fair share of playing through injuries.
One NFL exec evidently agrees with the former:
This shouldn't affect their respect draft stocks, but anything is possible. Fournette and McCaffrey are projected as first-day picks.