Rb Ashton Jeanty Is Ready To Be An Nfl Star; Which Teams Are Interested?

The NFL draught is conscionable 3 days distant and prima moving backmost Ashton Jeanty is preparing to caput to Green Bay, Wisconsin on pinch much than a twelve family and friends to beryllium connected shape erstwhile his sanction is called successful nan first round.

Aside from Heisman victor Travis Hunter who plays 2 positions, Jeanty, who was runner up to Hunter whitethorn beryllium nan biggest ‘unicorn’ successful nan draft. A moving backmost that could beryllium taken successful nan apical 10 picks. Since 2010, only six moving backs person been drafted that precocious and nary since Saquon Barkley successful 2018. But Jeanty is simply a typical performer. At Boise State past season, he fell conscionable 27 yards awkward of Hall of Famer Barry Sanders’ azygous play rushing record, going for 2,601 yards. Asked astatine his pro time workout what he wants NFL wide managers to know, he didn’t time off thing out.

“If you’ve ne'er turned my portion connected I’m a 3 down back, exceptional pinch nan shot successful my hands, tin tally immoderate type of tally strategy you want, inside, outside. The walk game, bully hands, bully routes, and you talk astir 3rd downs protecting that quarterback> So, I’m a afloat all-around moving back.”

Jeanty is hoping to beryllium picked by a squad that has immoderate bully pieces connected discourtesy and immoderate seasoned players to study from. That’s deed aliases miss successful nan apical 10. He says he has seen nan mock drafts but doesn’t really deliberation excessively overmuch astir them.

“It’s much people’s opinion. I don’t cognize if they really person nan wrong scoop of what’s going on, nan team’s beforehand office. You deliberation they person you a small little than you should be? Nah, I mean, it each conscionable depends connected really nan draught goes. You ne'er cognize what’s going to happen. It’s really conscionable based connected really those first fewer guys get picked disconnected nan board.”

Teams successful nan apical 10 that look to person a existent liking successful Jeanty see nan New Orleans Saints astatine no. 9, nan Chicago Bears astatine no. 10 and nan Las Vegas Raiders who prime astatine no. 6. He had visits pinch each 3 teams and respective others astatine nan NFL scouting harvester successful Indianapolis. The Raiders are getting unit from an unexpected 10-year-old root says GM John Spytek.

“My oldest boy has made it nary concealed that if we don’t prime Ashton Jeanty astatine 6 that he’s stepping retired of nan family and he’s gonna find personification else. Probably whoever takes Ashton.”

In each seriousness, Spytek did remark Friday connected really Saquon Barkley changed nan fortunes of nan Philadelphia Eagles and says he’s bullish connected moving backs from his clip playing astatine Michigan.

Where will Jeanty onshore during Thursday’s draft? It’s anyone’s guess. But if he’s someway still connected nan committee astatine prime No. 12, his hometown Dallas Cowboys could make draught nighttime other typical for him and his family.
For Straight Arrow News I’m Chris Francis.