While Jeanty’s statistics are fine and dandy, the improvement in small details throughout the season was also noticeable.
His stellar contact balance and getaway speed were traits everyone marveled at in his collegiate years. However, his patience at the line of scrimmage became night and day throughout the year, resulting in longer gains. A prime example of this was Week 16, bouncing outside for a 51-yard touchdown run against the Houston Texans.
His pass catching and route running also made strides, as he averaged four catches a game with 6.6 yards per reception in the last eight games of the season. Two of his more impressive catches in that stretch were a stop and go route for a 60-yard touchdown against the Texans and a diving 11-yard catch on a wheel route the following week against the New York Giants.
“I think it was good,” Jeanty said of his rookie campaign. “Obviously there’s still a lot of room for growth, but I think I did pretty good for what I had. There’s some plays I’ve run back and looked at, wished I could’ve capitalized more but that’s just apart of the game. You’re not going to make every single play out there.
“But I’m going to be working this offseason, building off what I’ve done this year and just trying to improve on the little things that I can.”
As for what he’s looking forward to the most in his second season, he gave a simple answer in his exit interview Monday morning.