Ashton Jeanty arrives in Las Vegas, says it's 'an honor to be a Raider'

Adam Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal on Apr 25, 2025

Published in Football

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LAS VEGAS — New Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty already might be adjusting to the 24-hour nature of his new town, though he wasn’t exactly partying.

“I was up pretty much the whole night,” the Raiders’ first-round pick said Friday at his introductory news conference at the team facility. “Just thinking about what an honor it is to be a Raider.”

Jeanty was in Green Bay, Wisc., on Thursday, where the team selected the 21-year-old Heisman Trophy runner-up with the sixth pick in the NFL draft.

He made his way to Henderson on Friday, where he, along with his parents and agents, got a chance to tour the team facility and meet his new teammates and bosses.

Jeanty plans on getting right to work preparing for his rookie campaign, though he acknowledged it will be tough to replicate his gaudy collegiate stats.

“It’s tough to say I’ll get 2,600 yards again right off the rip,” Jeanty said jokingly. “But I just want to be a great asset to this team and a great teammate.”

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