HENDERSON, Nev. -- Following the final day of the Las Vegas Raiders' mandatory minicamp, coach Pete Carroll delivered high praise for rookie running back Ashton Jeanty, who has been every bit of what the team had hoped for thus far.
"He caught the ball well, understood stuff, took everything seriously [and] gave terrific effort throughout," Carroll said Thursday. "We made a big deal of him -- 'Everybody's watching you' -- and he embraced the thought of it. And so, it's going to be exciting to see what happens."
Las Vegas drafted Jeanty with the sixth pick in April's draft with the expectation that the Heisman Trophy runner-up would improve the league's worst rushing attack from last season.