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Ashton Jeanty
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Jeanty with the Boise State Broncos in 2023
No. 2 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (2003-12-02) December 2, 2003 (age 21)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)
College:Boise State (2022–2024)
NFL draft:2025: 1st round, 6th pick
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ashton Jeanty (/ˈdʒɛnti/ JEN-tee; born December 2, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). An All-American playing college football for the Boise State Broncos, he won the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2024 after leading the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in rushing yards and touchdowns. Jeanty was selected by the Raiders sixth overall in the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life

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Jeanty was born on December 2, 2003, in Jacksonville, Florida.[1][2] The son of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, he first played football at Great Bridge Middle School in Chesapeake, Virginia. As a high school freshman at Naples Middle/High School, a school for military dependents near Naples, Italy, he was initially placed at quarterback before being moved to running back after two games. Playing against teams from other base schools throughout Europe, Jeanty ran for over 1,200 yards and scored 21 touchdowns in the team's six-game season.[3]

After that season, Jeanty told his parents that he wanted to return to the U.S. to play high school football.[3] He eventually attended Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas, where he rushed for 1,843 yards with 41 total touchdowns as a senior.[4] He committed to Boise State University to play college football.[5]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Ashton Jeanty
RB 		Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.42 Sep 13, 2021 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Recruit rankings:    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: 27 (RB)    ESPN: 91 (RB)
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN, and On3 may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

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2022 season

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As a true freshman at Boise State in 2022, Jeanty split playing time with George Holani. He played in all 14 games with two starts and finished the year with 821 yards on 156 carries and seven touchdowns.[6][7] In the 2022 Frisco Bowl, he rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown.[8]

2023 season

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Jeanty returned to Boise State in 2023 [9] and again shared duties with Holani. During that season, Jeanty led the team in rushing yards with 1,347 and 14 touchdowns. He also had 569 receiving yards, the second highest on the team and the most of any running back in the nation,[10] and 5 receiving touchdowns. He was second in the nation in yards from scrimmage and was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year.[11]

2024 season

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In the 2024 season-opening game against Georgia Southern, Jeanty rushed for 267 yards, breaking a 46-year-old single-game record for Boise State,[12] and 6 touchdowns, which tied the Paulson Stadium record and the Mountain West record. His rushing performance was the best of any FBS rusher during Week 1. At the close of the 2024 regular season, Jeanty led the FBS in both yards from scrimmage and rushing yards. He finished the season second in rushing touchdowns and total scoring.[13] Jeanty was given first-team All-Mountain West honors, as well as being named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year.[14]

Jeanty won the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award, Bobby Bowden Trophy, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, was named a unanimous All-American by the Associated Press,[15][16] and was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.[17][18] He declared for the 2025 NFL draft on January 7, 2025 [19]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
2022 Boise State 14 2 156 821 5.3 7 14 155 11.1 0
2023 Boise State 12 10 220 1,347 6.1 14 43 569 13.2 5
2024 Boise State 14 14 374 2,601 7.0 29 23 138 6.0 1
Career 40 26 750 4,769 6.4 50 80 862 10.8 6
Legend
Led NCAA Division I FBS
Bold Career high

Professional career

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Prior to the NFL draft, Jeanty declined an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine, opting to perform running back drills and partake in medical evaluations at Boise State's pro-day.[20][21] A week leading up to the draft, Jeanty wrote a public letter to NFL general managers as to why they should draft him. In the letter, he wrote: "It's TACKLE football ... you know what I'm saying? I'd draft the guy they can't tackle."[22][23]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
(1.74 m) 		211 lb
(96 kg) 		29+1⁄4 in
(0.74 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[24][25]

Jeanty was selected with the 6th pick in the 2025 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders.[26]

Personal life

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Jeanty is a Christian.[27] He is of Haitian descent, with his dad being from the island and his mom being a second generation Haitian-American.[28]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Selected as all-purpose / return specialist
  1. ^ Riley, Gavin (August 6, 2024). "Ashton Jeanty took an unconventional path to college football. Now, he's about to take it by storm". www.gavinriley.com. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Kassim, Ehsan (September 21, 2024). "Who is Ashton Jeanty? What to know of Boise State football's Hesiman hopeful running back". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Uggetti, Paolo (October 25, 2024). "Boise State's Ashton Jeanty has turned the ground game into a blockbuster". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Riddle, Greg (November 4, 2021). "How Frisco Lone Star's Ashton Jeanty could stand alongside Texas high school football legends". Dallas News. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Riddle, Greg (September 14, 2021). "Frisco Lone Star three-star running back/receiver Ashton Jeanty commits to Boise State". Dallas News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Kaye, Jordan (October 4, 2022). "From Italy to Idaho, freshman Ashton Jeanty might be the next great BSU running back". Idaho Press. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Kaye, Jordan (July 8, 2023). "Can Ashton Jeanty surpass George Holani as RB1?". Idaho Press. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  8. ^ Counts, Ron; Roberts, Rachel (December 18, 2022). "Boise State freshman sets Frisco Bowl record as Broncos rally to beat Mean Green". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  9. ^ Roberts, Rachel (September 15, 2023). "Powered by 'borderline surreal' moves, Boise State running back among nation's leaders". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "College Football Offense Receiving All Conferences Stat Leaders, 2023 Season". ESPN.
  11. ^ "cfbstats.com - 2023 National Player Leaders". cfbstats.com.
  12. ^ [1] Archived September 1, 2024, at the Wayback Machine,
  13. ^ [2] Archived December 2, 2024, at the Wayback Machine,
  14. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2024 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". Mountain West Conference. December 3, 2024. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "AP All-America team: Travis Hunter, Xavier Watts back on first team; Ashton Jeanty is unanimous pick". AP News. December 16, 2024. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  16. ^ "Ashton Jeanty Wins Doak Walker Award, Maxwell Award". Boise State University Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  17. ^ Miller, Natalie (September 29, 2024). "RB Ashton Jeanty pushing for a first-round draft grade and a Heisman trophy". The Draft Wire. USA Today. Archived from the original on September 29, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 Heisman Trophy Voting". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  19. ^ Uggetti, Paolo (January 7, 2025). "Boise State star RB Ashton Jeanty declares for NFL draft". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  20. ^ Katz, Andrew (February 24, 2025). "Why Ashton Jeanty is skipping NFL Combine: Boise State RB taking different approach ahead of NFL Draft". Sporting News. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  21. ^ Lundeberg, Bob (March 26, 2025). "Boise State football Pro Day recap: Ashton Jeanty skips 40-yard dash, other drills". SI.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  22. ^ Woodroof, Cory (April 16, 2025). "Ashton Jeanty delivered 1 perfect message to teams ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  23. ^ Jeanty, Ashton (April 16, 2025). "A Letter to NFL GMs". The Players' Tribune. Minute Media. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  24. ^ "Ashton Jeanty Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  25. ^ "Ashton Jeanty College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  26. ^ Lewis, Rhett (April 29, 2025). "Rhett Lewis: Analyzing the Raiders' 2025 draft class". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  27. ^ Mercer, Kevin (October 9, 2024). "Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty says 'my identity is in Christ' as he builds Heisman resume". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  28. ^ Arthur, Ben (March 27, 2025). "ASHTON JEANTY REVEALS HIS NFL GOAL: 'TO BE THE BEST THAT'S EVER PLAYED THE GAME'". FOX Sports.
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