The Raiders' star rookie is the clear favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 2025. Well, for most people anyway.
Going back to early in the pre-draft process, a marriage between the Las Vegas Raiders and Ashton Jeanty felt pre-ordained. The Raiders needed a running back desperately, and Jeanty was considered the best in a deep draft class at the position.
Indeed, with the sixth overall pick in April's draft, the Raiders took Jeanty. He is in line to be the bell cow in the run-oriented offense of Chip Kelly, with head coach Pete Carroll's history of overseeing run-heavy offenses in Seattle as fortification of massive expectations for Jeanty.