There hasn’t been a running back entering the NFL Draft coming off a season as historic as Boise State Broncos All-American Ashton Jeanty’s 2024 campaign in a long time. That’s one of many reasons why he enters the 2025 NFL Draft as its top running back prospect.
Jeanty ran for 2,601 yards rushing in 2024, which was only 28 shy of college football’s all-time record held by Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (2,628 in 1988 with Oklahoma State), while totaling 10 runs of at least 60 yards, the most by any FBS player since at least 2015 per CBS Sports Research. He also produced five touchdowns of at least 70 yards, tying Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (five in 2000 with TCU) for the FBS single-season record, according to CBS Sports Research.
“Great place to be right now,” Jeanty told CBS Sports in a one-on-one conversation. “Obviously I had a great season, able to enter the draft and be one of the top guys, so it’s all just blessing. Great moment. We’re kind of at the home stretch to find out where I’m going to be for the next three, four years of my life and football career.”
Loyalty and “the main thing”
Loyalty has become a big talking point in the football world recently following the high profile divorce between 2024 College Football Playoff participant Tennessee and its starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava over name, image and likeness (NIL) payment packages. NFL teams have asked Jeanty why in today’s age of college football that someone like himself didn’t hop in the transfer portal in pursuit of more money and chose to stay in Boise.
“Yeah, I definitely think so because the modern day athlete is pretty quick to jump ship go to another school,” Jeanty said when asked if he thinks his loyalty is helping him in NFL interviews now. “Obviously, everybody has different circumstances and certain things. Everybody’s not chasing the bag, but I think it just kind of shows who I am as a…
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