The Las Vegas Raiders came under fire for their selection of Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Conventional wisdom said that a team that won just four games the year prior likely has bigger problems to address than a running back.
Through the first three games of the season, that school of thinking seemed prophetic. Las Vegas' rushing attack was, once again, toward the bottom of the league in terms of efficiency and total output. Even though Jeanty was not to blame, it felt like the Raiders made the wrong investment.