Ashton Jeanty News Emerges Before Rookie Season With Las Vegas Raiders

Ashton Jeanty, much like during his days at Boise State, is expected to carry a heavy workload for the Raiders, as the offense remains a work in progress outside of him and Brock Bowers.

At wide receiver, the Raiders currently feature Jakobi Meyers—who requested a trade on Monday—Amari Cooper, whose deal was recently finalized, and likely contributors Tre Tucker and rookies Jack Bech and Dont’e Thornton Jr., all competing for playing time.

If the Raiders hope to surprise in Pete Carroll’s first year, Jeanty will likely be at the center of the offense, and the former Super Bowl-winning coach praised his rare talents.

"If you watch him [Ashton Jeanty] enough, there is something about his style that is reminiscent of some other great backs," Carroll said. "He can use the force of the tackler, and he goes with the force, and he glances and bounces like Emitt, like Marshawn, off of things. As opposed to banging into them. He got that, I think, and watched everything, as much as I could, because I was trying to determine if he had the special."