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Raiders RB and No. 6 overall pick Ashton Jeanty has signed his fully-guaranteed, four-year $35,895,812 rookie deal that includes a $22,746,044 signing bonus, per his agents @HenryOrgann and @Agent_Big_Al of @DisruptiveSports. pic.twitter.com/oeecCtIt0I
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 8, 2025
With the no. 6 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders selected Heisman finalist, Ashton Jeanty.
And thanks to the rookie wage scale, the running back out of Boise State will walk onto the field for his first career game with one of the highest guaranteed contracts in NFL running back history.
Running back has become an expendable position with teams refusing to pay top dollar for a player who will inevitably be injured due to the brutal physicality the job requires but the Raiders are taking a big risk automatically penning Jeanty to a massive deal before we even see him play a single snap.
Is Ashton Jeanty worth all this money?
ASHTON JEANTY 61-YARD TOUCHDOWN 🔥🔥
HIS 27TH RUSHING TOUCHDOWN ON THE SEASON 😱 pic.twitter.com/ureDEtgegv
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 24, 2024
Ashton Jeanty is one of the best running backs in college football history. Here’s what Jeanty did in his final season at Boise State:
- 374 carries (led the country)
- 2,601 rushing yards (led the country. Oh, also the second most single-season rushing yards in college football history. No big deal.)
- 30 total touchdowns (led the country, duh.)
Jeanty has incredible patience and vision, able to wait for his offensive line to open a hole for him to burst through while also being one of the best running backs in the world at absorbing contact and running through would-be tacklers.
He’s a powerhouse the Raiders could feed all game long, lessening the pressure on newly acquired QB, Geno Smith.
The Raiders may finally return to relevance thanks to the new, (expensive), monster in their backfield.
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