Ashton Jeanty’s arrival to the Raiders practice facility was the worst kept secret in the building

The running back only got three hours of sleep, at best, still hopped up on the adrenaline of being a first-round pick. As time ticked down in anticipation of his arrival, little by little the front lobby became more crowded.

Staff members, coaches and players alike could be seen peeking their heads around to see the Heisman Trophy finalist in the flesh. Raiders legends Marcus Allen, Jim Plunkett and Fred Biletnikoff stopped by the building that same day after attending the draft party to meet the newest Raider.

Jeanty and his caravan of family and representation pulled up to the building in black SUV’s, as the running back walked into the building with his draft hat from the previous night on his head. On his feet were a bubblegum pink pair of Bottega Veneta Orbit’s, as his mother was wearing a matching pair.

Pete Carroll, John Spytek and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly had filed into lobby five minutes before his arrival and were first ones to greet them.

“It just shows that they care and their willingness to get me going and rolling,” Jeanty said of being greeted by the Raiders brass on arrival. “It shows there’s an excitement around the building about the pick.”

After taking pictures and chatting, Jeanty’s first stop was straight to Carroll’s office. Dating back to their first interaction at the NFL Combine, Jeanty spoke fondly of his interactions with the head coach, which included basketball shooting competitions and a trip to TopGolf during his top 30 visit.

“[W]e kind of went in the meeting with all the guys they brought out, and he said, ‘We like to compete here, that’s what we’re all about,'” Jeanty said after being drafted. “And the first thing that we did was a shooting competition, and I actually won. So, I think that might have sealed the deal.”

“[T]here was a little competition thing that the guys had amongst the guys that were visiting. I didn’t really enter into the competition; I thought that might be unfair for them,” Carroll joked. “But yeah, he did. He came through pretty well. It was good. It was exciting to see.”