2<\/p>\n Ashton Jeanty is being tipped to become a top running back in the NFLCredit: AP 2<\/p>\n Jeanty rushed for an almost record-breaking 2,601 yards last seasonCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Jeanty was by far the best running back in college football<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n He carried the ball 374 times, racking up 2,601 rushing yards with 29 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Jeanty also scored one receiving touchdown in 2024.<\/p>\n He finished second in Heisman voting, only behind generational talent Travis Hunter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Still, Jeanty’s second-place finish in the Heisman wasn’t a knock against him.<\/p>\n If Hunter wasn’t playing, he would’ve won the award with ease.<\/p>\n In fact, Jeanty might even find himself as a more productive player to start his NFL<\/a> career than Hunter.<\/p>\n NFL sources already see Jeanty as a top-5 running back in the league.<\/p>\n Jeanty is also getting paid like a top running back, with his four-year, $35 million rookie contract being the sixth-biggest among all running backs.<\/p>\n On executive thinks he could lead the NFL in rushing yards and touchdowns in his rookie season.<\/p>\n ‘Not a lock’ – Fears Shedeur Sanders may be abruptly CUT by Cleveland Browns after first week of NFL practices<\/p>\n “He\u2019s that good. Don\u2019t forget they also have the league\u2019s TE1 [Brock Bowers],” a source said, via NFL Rookie Watch<\/a>. <\/p>\n “It\u2019s the best RB-TE duo we\u2019ve seen in years.”<\/p>\n New Raiders head coach Pete Carroll has rostered a running back like Jeanty in the past.<\/p>\n![\"Las](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/las-vegas-raiders-running-back-999026594.jpg\")
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