Many believe that the Las Vegas Raiders were among the big winners in the 2025 NFL draft, especially after they took Boise State Broncos football product and star running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 6 pick overall.
Jeanty was widely considered as the best player among all prospects in his position going into the draft. With Jeanty, the Raiders have a promising young running back, who’s likely to be their RB1 from the get-go of the 2025 NFL campaign.
In his final season in college, Jeanty led the nation with 2,601 rushing yards to go with 29 touchdowns on 374 carries through 14 games.
Fans react to NFL’s post about Las Vegas Raiders rookie RB

Coming off a sensational final season with Boise State, Jeanty has Raiders and NFL fans hyped up for his upcoming rookie season in the league. The NFL added more to the excitement with a social media post on Friday showing Jeanty at the Raiders’ rookie minicamp.
.@ashtonjeanty2 looking clean ✌️ pic.twitter.com/4kMcIVk7Qb
— NFL (@NFL) May 9, 2025
Here are some of the reactions to the post:
“Boy looking tuff.”
“Ready to see him on the field.”
“Rookie of the year”
“Guy is going to be a stud. Raiders are a playoff team”
“’Rolling ball of knives’ is the best description I’ve heard for him.”
“As a Lions fan, I think he can play well under carroll … all that team needs is a Offensive line & A Future face of the franchise QB they’ll be set.”

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