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RB Ashton Jeanty, LV (1 Viewer)

elguapo07

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Jeanty broke out last year with 1900+ combined yds and 19TDs. Yes he plays for a G5 team but I think both Jeanty and Boise St have a very very big year.

5’ 8.5 218lbs small, compact and excellent after contact while also a fantastic receiver out of the backfield. Guys like Gordon OKie St and Henderson OSU are known commodities and will get more headlines but keep Jeanty on your radar.

Think Boise St has a good chance to be the G5 representative in the CFP and Jeanty will be a big part of their success. He’s fun to watch and BSU has a big game early vs Oregon that could vault Jeanty and BSU into national spotlight.

2500 scrimmage yds 25 TDs and an late 1st early 2nd draft grade are his upside IMHO.
 
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Jeanty is interesting to me. He probably would have been the best RB in the class if he'd been in the 2024 class, but 2025 looks loaded, so he might be like the 4th-5th best guy.

As an aside, slight hot take since TreVeyon Henderson was mentioned, but I don't think Henderson is even the best RB on Ohio St, now that Judkins transferred there from Mississippi. I do wonder if those two sharing work might lead to Jeanty moving ahead of both of them.
 
travdogg said:
Jeanty is interesting to me. He probably would have been the best RB in the class if he'd been in the 2024 class, but 2025 looks loaded, so he might be like the 4th-5th best guy.

As an aside, slight hot take since TreVeyon Henderson was mentioned, but I don't think Henderson is even the best RB on Ohio St, now that Judkins transferred there from Mississippi. I do wonder if those two sharing work might lead to Jeanty moving ahead of both of them.
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Agree as I think Judkins is electric
 
elguapo07 said:
Jeanty broke out last year with 1900+ combined yds and 19TDs. Yes he plays for a G5 team but I think both Jeanty and Boise St have a very very big year.

5’ 8.5 218lbs small, compact and excellent after contact while also a fantastic receiver out of the backfield. Guys like Gordon OKie St and Henderson OSU are known commodities and will get more headlines but keep Jeanty on your radar.

Think Boise St has a good chance to be the G5 representative in the CFP and Jeanty will be a big part of their success. He’s fun to watch and BSU has a big game early vs Oregon that could vault Jeanty and BSU into national spotlight.

2500 scrimmage yds 25 TDs and an late 1st early 2nd draft grade are his upside IMHO.
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Totally agree on Jeanty, he's a stud! Compact build, elusive, and a great receiver out of the backfield. Boise St's got a real shot at making some noise this year and Jeanty's gonna be the driving force. That Oregon game's gonna be huge for him. 2500 yards and 25 TDs aren't out of the question, and I could see him sneaking into the late 1st round.
 
I own a share and love this kid. My only concern is touches this year. He has the talent to be good in the NFL, but if Boise St rides him this year he's adding wear and tear on the legs.
 
travdogg said:
slight hot take since TreVeyon Henderson was mentioned, but I don't think Henderson is even the best RB on Ohio St,
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Regarding Henderson people can say the NIL money was to good, he loves Ohio St., wants to win a Natty, yada, yada, yada. But the early rankings for him by people I respect was not great and then he pulled out of a weak RB draft only reinforces the idea he was not liking the feedback he got on his potential draft spot.

travdogg said:
I do wonder if those two sharing work might lead to Jeanty moving ahead of both of them.
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I actually think it's a plus to the NFL that they will share work, a negative to the NFL when you shoulder a heavy burden. Jeanty could be RB1, might be already in some teams eyes, just don't think it will be because of that.
 
I hate watching highlight videos because I get way too excited. But man, did that get me pumped for this kid. Super explosive. Thickly built lower half and I love the way he uses different speeds to make tacklers unable to get good pursuit angles. he just speeds up or slows down and cuts. The movement style reminded me a little of watching Tyreek.
 
Could not find him on FD or DK to bet for the Heisman recently. Bet he’s on the board now but would be lucky to get 50-1.
 
I don't really watch CFB these days, but I looked at some highlights. I have no concrete opinion so early in the process. Shotgun thoughts:

- He doesn't pop off the screen in that mutant way like a Barkley, Peterson, or Trent Richardson.
- He's listed at 215. I would've guessed less because he doesn't look like a big back, but he powers through a lot of arm tackles. It's hard to tell if the tackling is THAT bad at this level of competition or if he's just THAT tough to bring down. Either way, the end result was lots of broken tackles.
- Looks pretty fast. A lot of his runs were long sprints where he simply ran to daylight. He's not Chris Johnson, but he can motor.
- I would've liked to have seen more great examples of agility and cuts in the highlights. Sometimes he crashes into people or plows ahead when a better back might look to elude, but then there are some other reps where he shows nice jump cuts and changes the angle very effectively.

I'm trying to think of a comparison. Maybe it's just the Boise State factor, but the combination of speed and tackle breaking brings back some Doug Martin memories. Martin was a good hybrid back who had enough power to create second chances, but was also fast enough to break long runs. I see some faint echoes of Clinton Portis and DeAngelo Williams. Both were speed-power hybrids with similar size and play styles.

Jeanty's best quality seems to be his initial burst and explosion.

My least favorite element of his game was his inclination to lower his shoulder and seek contact in too many situations.

If we're talking Boise State, that was a trait that I also didn't like about Jay Ajayi.

I'd stop short of calling Jeanty a surefire first round talent, but some of the comparisons who come to mind suggest a late 1st-middle 2nd type of trajectory. I'll definitely watch more in the future before reaching a final verdict.
 
EBF said:
I don't really watch CFB these days, but I looked at some highlights. I have no concrete opinion so early in the process. Shotgun thoughts:

- He doesn't pop off the screen in that mutant way like a Barkley, Peterson, or Trent Richardson.
- He's listed at 215. I would've guessed less because he doesn't look like a big back, but he powers through a lot of arm tackles. It's hard to tell if the tackling is THAT bad at this level of competition or if he's just THAT tough to bring down. Either way, the end result was lots of broken tackles.
- Looks pretty fast. A lot of his runs were long sprints where he simply ran to daylight. He's not Chris Johnson, but he can motor.
- I would've liked to have seen more great examples of agility and cuts in the highlights. Sometimes he crashes into people or plows ahead when a better back might look to elude, but then there are some other reps where he shows nice jump cuts and changes the angle very effectively.

I'm trying to think of a comparison. Maybe it's just the Boise State factor, but the combination of speed and tackle breaking brings back some Doug Martin memories. Martin was a good hybrid back who had enough power to create second chances, but was also fast enough to break long runs. I see some faint echoes of Clinton Portis and DeAngelo Williams. Both were speed-power hybrids with similar size and play styles.

Jeanty's best quality seems to be his initial burst and explosion.

My least favorite element of his game was his inclination to lower his shoulder and seek contact in too many situations.

If we're talking Boise State, that was a trait that I also didn't like about Jay Ajayi.

I'd stop short of calling Jeanty a surefire first round talent, but some of the comparisons who come to mind suggest a late 1st-middle 2nd type of trajectory. I'll definitely watch more in the future before reaching a final verdict.
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Kenneth Walker?
 
elguapo07 said:
EBF said:
I don't really watch CFB these days, but I looked at some highlights. I have no concrete opinion so early in the process. Shotgun thoughts:

- He doesn't pop off the screen in that mutant way like a Barkley, Peterson, or Trent Richardson.
- He's listed at 215. I would've guessed less because he doesn't look like a big back, but he powers through a lot of arm tackles. It's hard to tell if the tackling is THAT bad at this level of competition or if he's just THAT tough to bring down. Either way, the end result was lots of broken tackles.
- Looks pretty fast. A lot of his runs were long sprints where he simply ran to daylight. He's not Chris Johnson, but he can motor.
- I would've liked to have seen more great examples of agility and cuts in the highlights. Sometimes he crashes into people or plows ahead when a better back might look to elude, but then there are some other reps where he shows nice jump cuts and changes the angle very effectively.

I'm trying to think of a comparison. Maybe it's just the Boise State factor, but the combination of speed and tackle breaking brings back some Doug Martin memories. Martin was a good hybrid back who had enough power to create second chances, but was also fast enough to break long runs. I see some faint echoes of Clinton Portis and DeAngelo Williams. Both were speed-power hybrids with similar size and play styles.

Jeanty's best quality seems to be his initial burst and explosion.

My least favorite element of his game was his inclination to lower his shoulder and seek contact in too many situations.

If we're talking Boise State, that was a trait that I also didn't like about Jay Ajayi.

I'd stop short of calling Jeanty a surefire first round talent, but some of the comparisons who come to mind suggest a late 1st-middle 2nd type of trajectory. I'll definitely watch more in the future before reaching a final verdict.
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Kenneth Walker?
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Another name that came to mind, yeah. I actually went and watched some of Walker's MSU highlights while typing that post and in hindsight his style seemed more reliant on jump cuts. He was a very active runner. Always changing the angle. Jeanty seems like his first inclination is just to motor north-south and lower the shoulder, bouncing it outside when necessary. Not as active in seeking the cutback.

I'm not saying he CAN'T do it though. You can see in some reps that the underlying ability to be shifty is there.
 
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Ashton Jeanty O/U for rushing yards this week is set at 188.5! against Utah State. He has hit the over in 3 of 4 games so far this year.
 
EBF said:
I don't really watch CFB these days, but I looked at some highlights. I have no concrete opinion so early in the process. Shotgun thoughts:

- He doesn't pop off the screen in that mutant way like a Barkley, Peterson, or Trent Richardson.
- He's listed at 215. I would've guessed less because he doesn't look like a big back, but he powers through a lot of arm tackles. It's hard to tell if the tackling is THAT bad at this level of competition or if he's just THAT tough to bring down. Either way, the end result was lots of broken tackles.
- Looks pretty fast. A lot of his runs were long sprints where he simply ran to daylight. He's not Chris Johnson, but he can motor.
- I would've liked to have seen more great examples of agility and cuts in the highlights. Sometimes he crashes into people or plows ahead when a better back might look to elude, but then there are some other reps where he shows nice jump cuts and changes the angle very effectively.

I'm trying to think of a comparison. Maybe it's just the Boise State factor, but the combination of speed and tackle breaking brings back some Doug Martin memories. Martin was a good hybrid back who had enough power to create second chances, but was also fast enough to break long runs. I see some faint echoes of Clinton Portis and DeAngelo Williams. Both were speed-power hybrids with similar size and play styles.

Jeanty's best quality seems to be his initial burst and explosion.

My least favorite element of his game was his inclination to lower his shoulder and seek contact in too many situations.

If we're talking Boise State, that was a trait that I also didn't like about Jay Ajayi.

I'd stop short of calling Jeanty a surefire first round talent, but some of the comparisons who come to mind suggest a late 1st-middle 2nd type of trajectory. I'll definitely watch more in the future before reaching a final verdict.
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What would you need to see in the last half of the season to bump Jeanty up a tier?
 
dipandglide said:
EBF said:
I don't really watch CFB these days, but I looked at some highlights. I have no concrete opinion so early in the process. Shotgun thoughts:

- He doesn't pop off the screen in that mutant way like a Barkley, Peterson, or Trent Richardson.
- He's listed at 215. I would've guessed less because he doesn't look like a big back, but he powers through a lot of arm tackles. It's hard to tell if the tackling is THAT bad at this level of competition or if he's just THAT tough to bring down. Either way, the end result was lots of broken tackles.
- Looks pretty fast. A lot of his runs were long sprints where he simply ran to daylight. He's not Chris Johnson, but he can motor.
- I would've liked to have seen more great examples of agility and cuts in the highlights. Sometimes he crashes into people or plows ahead when a better back might look to elude, but then there are some other reps where he shows nice jump cuts and changes the angle very effectively.

I'm trying to think of a comparison. Maybe it's just the Boise State factor, but the combination of speed and tackle breaking brings back some Doug Martin memories. Martin was a good hybrid back who had enough power to create second chances, but was also fast enough to break long runs. I see some faint echoes of Clinton Portis and DeAngelo Williams. Both were speed-power hybrids with similar size and play styles.

Jeanty's best quality seems to be his initial burst and explosion.

My least favorite element of his game was his inclination to lower his shoulder and seek contact in too many situations.

If we're talking Boise State, that was a trait that I also didn't like about Jay Ajayi.

I'd stop short of calling Jeanty a surefire first round talent, but some of the comparisons who come to mind suggest a late 1st-middle 2nd type of trajectory. I'll definitely watch more in the future before reaching a final verdict.
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What would you need to see in the last half of the season to bump Jeanty up a tier?
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If we're talking in terms of the NFL draft, the guys they take super high are usually either physical freaks (Peterson, Tomlinson, Richardson, Saquon) or elite change of pace/receiving types (Bush, Spiller, McCaffrey, Gibbs). Looking at Jeanty, I don't think he's going to blow up the combine ala Tomlinson or Saquon. However, that's something that could propel him up into that early part of round 1.

In terms of what he can actually control, I'd like to see him use his quickness more and not be so eager to seek collisions. What he's doing is obviously working very well at the NCAA level, but sometimes you need to make a business decision in the NFL because you are not going to be winning many of those battles on Sundays unless you're built like Jamal Lewis or Derrick Henry. Power is great, but I tend to be higher on backs whose first instinct is to elude as opposed to those who seek contact. The good news there with Jeanty is that he doesn't seem incapable of making people miss. He just sometimes defaults to the truck stick in situations where you might like to see him make a cut.
 
Man if Utah State joins the NFL and Jeanty gets drafted by a team that plays Utah State all 17 games, this guy is gonna be big.
 
Dane Brugler
Ashton Jeanty made Washington State's defense look like a JV squad. I've never seen more forced missed tackles on a RB tape.

Just watch these 5 clips. #RB1
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David Saba
Dane - he reminds me so much of Emmitt Smith. Same size (5-9 / 215), same incredible contact balance and awareness. Emmitt ran 4.52 and 4.53 at his Pro Day, Im sure Ashton Jeanty will be a bit faster than that.
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Dane Brugler
That's not a crazy comp. I was thinking LaDanian.
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