RB Ashton Jeanty is ready to be an NFL star; which teams are interested?
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Apr 22, 2025
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is top prospect in this years NFL draft. Which teams are interested in the 2,600 yard rusher?
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The NFL draft is just three days away, and star running back Ashton Gentry is preparing to head to Green Bay, Wisconsin
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along with more than a dozen family and friends to be on stage when his name's called in the first round
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Aside from Heisman winner Travis Hunter, who plays two positions, Gentry, who was runner-up to Hunter, may be the biggest unicorn in the draft
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a running back that could be taken in the top ten picks. Since 2010, only six running backs have been drafted that high, and none since Saquon Barkley in 2018
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But Gentry is a special performer. At Boise State last season, he fell just 27 yards shy of Hall of Famer Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record, going for 2,601 yards
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Asked at his pro day workout what he wants NFL general managers to know, he didn't leave anything out
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If you've never turned my tape on, you know, I'm a three-down back, you know, exceptional with the ball in my hands, can run any type of run scheme you want, inside, outside, you know, the pass game, good hands, good routes
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And then, you know, you talk about third downs, protecting that quarterback. So, you know, I'm a full all-around running back
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Jente hoping to be picked by a team that has some good pieces on offense and some veteran players to learn from which is hit or miss for teams picking in the top 10 He says he seen the mock drafts but doesn really think too much about them I mean I see them but I don really pay no mind to them You know it more people opinion I don really know if they really have the inside scoop on what going on in the team front office
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Do you feel some of them have you a little lower than you should be? No, I mean, you know, it all just depends on, you know, how the draft goes
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You never know what's going to happen. You know, it's really just based off how those first few guys get picked off the board
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Teams in the top 10 that seem to have real interest in Gentile include the New Orleans Saints at number nine
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the Chicago Bears at number 10, and the Las Vegas Raiders, who pick at number six
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He had visits with all three teams and several others at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis
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The Raiders are getting pressure from an unexpected 10-year-old source, says GM John Spitek
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My oldest son has made it no secret that if we don't pick Ashton Gentry at six
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that he's walking out of the family and he's going to find somebody else. Probably whoever takes Ashton
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In all seriousness, Spitek did comment Friday on how Saquon Barkley changed the fortunes of the Philadelphia Eagles
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and says he's bullish on running backs from his time playing at Michigan
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Where will Gentry land during Thursday's draft? It's anyone's guess. But if he's somehow still on the board at pick number 12
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his hometown Dallas Cowboys could make the draft night extra special for him and his family
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis
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