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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:
2025
Jeanty, No. 6 pick:
30 rushes, 81 yards, 2.7 yards per carry average.
2023
Bijan Robinson, No. 8:
29 carries, 180 yards, 6.2 yards per carry average.
Jahmyr Gibbs, No. 12:
14 carries, 59 yards, 4.2 yards per carry average.
2018
Saquon Barkley, No. 2:
29 carries, 134 yards, 4.6 yards per carry average.
2017
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.
2016
Ezekiel Elliott, No. 4.
41 carries, 134 yards, 3.2 yards per carry average.
2015
Todd Gurley, No. 10
(He missed first two games, started career in Week 3) 25 carries, 155 yards, 6.2 yards per carry average.
Melvin Gordon, No. 15
30 carries, 139 yards, 4.6 yards per carry average.
BONUS
2019, Josh Jacobs, No. 24:
35 carries, 184 yards, 5.2 yards per carry average.
Conclusion:
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.
