Turning around the run game
From calls with Marshawn Lynch to discussions with Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen, the excitement outside and inside the organization for the addition of running back Ashton Jeanty is palpable.
The Raiders ranked last in the NFL in rushing last season (79.8 yards per game) but look primed to make a big improvement in 2025. Jeanty should have a lot to do with that.
In 2024, he recorded the second-most rushing yards in a season in FBS history (2,601). Jeanty’s 185.8 rushing yards per game were the most in a single season since LaDainian Tomlinson (189.7) in 2000. He also led all FBS running backs with 106 first-down carries and 29 rushing touchdowns.
Jeanty is the highest-drafted running back by any team since Saquon Barkley (second overall in 2018) and the highest-drafted running back by the Raiders since Darren McFadden (fourth overall in 2008). Jeanty, McFadden and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen (10th overall in 1982) are the only running backs to be drafted by the Raiders in the top 10 in the common draft era.