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Ashton Jeanty is entering his rookie season with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025 after being selected with the No.6 overall pick in April's draft.
Jeanty is expected to play a pivotal role in Chip Kelly's offense and be a major upgrade at running back for Las Vegas.
With already high expectations placed on his shoulders, former All-Pro running back and current NFL Network analyst Maurice Jones-Drew decided to hype up Jeanty even more.
While at Raiders training camp practice on Sunday, Jones-Drew told Levi Edwards of Raiders.com that Jeanty is the best running back prospect he has ever scouted.
"Ashton Jeanty is the best prospect I've scouted since I've been scouting," Jones-Drew told Raiders.com. "I've scouted Saquon Barkley and other guys. A lot of it is his skill set but also what he did and where he was. And that translates over. There is similarities in our game, I think he's a much better receiver than I was when I first got into the NFL. ... His vision, his contact balance, his ability to catch, his blocking – he is the full package."
"The Raiders have always been good when they had a strong running game," Jones-Drew added. "And I think Pete Carroll has always been successful when he had a strong running game. Ashton has that ability to be that every down guy to carry the ball and take the punishment that comes with being a running back in this day and age."
Jeanty posted one of the most dominant colliegate football seasons for a running back in 2024, as he rushed for 2,601 and 29 touchdowns on an astonishing seven yards per carry for Boise State.
If Jeanty's game can translate to the NFL, the 21-year-old could be one of the most productive running backs in the league right out of the gate. The 2024 Heisman Trophy finalist should receive a bulk of the carries in Las Vegas' offense and be the workhorse back the team has been looking for over the last few years.
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