Las Vegas Raiders top draft pick, running back Ashton Jeanty, has had a slow start to his career.
Let’s compare Jeanty’s first two games to other running backs that were drafted extremely high in the past decade:
30 rushes, 81 yards, 2.7 yards per carry average.
29 carries, 180 yards, 6.2 yards per carry average.
14 carries, 59 yards, 4.2 yards per carry average.
29 carries, 134 yards, 4.6 yards per carry average.
Leonard Fournette, No. 4:
40, 140 yards, 3.5 yards per carry average.
Christian McCaffrey, No. 8:
21 carries, 57 yards, 2.7 yards per carry average.
41 carries, 134 yards, 3.2 yards per carry average.
(He missed first two games, started career in Week 3) 25 carries, 155 yards, 6.2 yards per carry average.
30 carries, 139 yards, 4.6 yards per carry average.
2019, Josh Jacobs, No. 24:
35 carries, 184 yards, 5.2 yards per carry average.
Jeanty’s production is near the lower end of the spectrum in this group. But there are a lot of factors at play. The year is to for him to quickly get rolling and, and in the end, justify, being such a high pick.