JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Not only is Leonard Fournette healthy and ready to play in the season opener, but the Jacksonville Jaguars' rookie running back wants to get some playing time in Thursday's preseason finale.

Though starters often don't play -- or for just a few plays -- in the fourth preseason game, Fournette wants to get on the field to make up for not playing in the past two preseason games because of a toe injury.

"A drive or two, just to get back into a rhythm with the team, especially with the game speed," Fournette said.

Coach Doug Marrone said he has not decided whether Fournette will play against the Atlanta Falcons, but he did confirm that he expects Fournette on the field against Houston on Sept. 10 and he has been pleased with what he's seen from Fournette since he returned to practice last Sunday.

"Like I said before, you always have concern when you don't know a player," Marrone said. "I think it's a lot easier when you've been around players and you know what it takes for them to get ready. There's a lot of talk of 'what do you think he needs? What's going on?' Let's go see it. Let's go and work.

"Obviously, [Monday] he really did get a lot of extra work. He looked good."

Fournette first missed practice on Aug. 13 and did not play against Tampa Bay or Carolina in the preseason. He ran for 31 yards and a touchdown on nine carries against New England in the preseason opener.

It wouldn't be a surprise to see Fournette and the first-team offense on the field against the Falcons. The Jaguars have struggled in the run game the past two weeks. Taking away Corey Grant's 51-yard run on a fake punt and quarterback runs, the Jaguars have averaged 2.2 yards per carry by the running backs. The longest run by a back was a 10-yarder by Chris Ivory.

"Everybody has bad games," Fournette said. "Nobody's perfect. Going to have some hiccups sometimes but keep fighting through it. We don't have to have to big long runs each and every time, 2, 3 yards a carry that's fine."

Actually, that won't cut it. Since Maurice Jones-Drew led the NFL in rushing in 2011, the Jaguars have averaged an NFL-worst 92.1 yards per game. That's why they drafted T.J. Yeldon in the second round in 2015 and signed Chris Ivory to a five-year, $32 million contract in 2016.

Fournette, taken fourth overall in April, is supposed to be the difference-maker.