After finishing with negative rushing yardage in his Raiders debut, Ashton Jeanty had a decidedly more positive outing in his first game at Allegiant Stadium.
Jeanty, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, saw limited action in his second preseason game but made the most of it, racking up 35 yards and a go-ahead touchdown on eight touches in two drives (14 offensive snaps).
The rookie finished with +6 rushing yards over expected, a far cry from last week’s game-low -7 mark, per Next Gen Stats.
After getting stuffed in Seattle, Jeanty felt much better after making 49ers opponents miss and bowling them over in Saturday’s game, a 22-19 Raiders defeat.
“I’ve arrived,” Jeanty said, via ESPN’s Ryan McFadden, “and it’s time to keep going and make plays for this team.”
Jeanty wasn’t the only one revved up by his brief bounce-back performance.
“It fires me up just seeing the way he runs,” Raiders quarterback Geno Smith said of the rookie. “He’s running through people, and he’s not shying away from contact.
“He’s going to be a special player.”