Dallas Cowboys 2025 draft scouting report: RB Ashton Jeanty

We proceed our 2025 NFL Draft preview of draft prospects that might curiosity the Dallas Cowboys. At present we’re taking a look at operating again Ashton Jeanty from Boise State.

Ashton Jeanty

RBBoise State Broncos Junior4-star recruit 5’9”215 lbs

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Historical past

Ashton Jeanty, born on December 2, 2003, in Jacksonville, Florida, performed soccer initially at Nice Bridge Center College in Chesapeake, Virginia however he moved round as a consequence of his father’s service as a U.S. Navy chief petty officer. Jeanty’s highschool profession was notable; at Lone Star Excessive College in Texas, the place he transitioned from quarterback to operating again and recorded 1,843 dashing yards, 810 receiving yards, and 41 complete touchdowns throughout his senior 12 months. With restricted provides, Jeanty accepted a proposal by Boise State and joined the workforce in 2022.

In his first 12 months at Boise State, Jeanty performed in a shared backfield. He participated in all 14 video games, beginning in two, and wrapped up the season with 821 yards from 156 carries, scoring seven touchdowns. In his sophomore 12 months, he once more discovered himself in a committee however led the workforce in dashing yards with 1,347 and 14 touchdowns. He recorded 569 receiving yards, rating second on the workforce and main all operating backs nationwide, together with 5 receiving touchdowns. Moreover, he earned the title of Mountain West Offensive Participant of the Yr.

Jeanty’s statistical achievements remained exceptional in 2024 as he led the Soccer Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with 2,739 yards from scrimmage, 2,601 dashing yards, and scoring 29 dashing touchdowns. He set information, together with breaking a 46-year-old single-game dashing file for Boise State with 267 yards and 6 touchdowns in opposition to Georgia Southern. He ended the 12 months being named Unanimous All-American, Maxwell Award winner, Doak Walker Award recipient, Mountain West Offensive Participant of the Yr, and runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.

2024 Statistics

798 Offensive Snaps374 Rush Makes an attempt 2,601 Rush Yards 7.0 Yards Pre Carry29 Dashing TDs23 Receptions 138 Receiving Yards 1 Rec TD4 Fumbles120 First Downs

NFL Mix/Professional Day

TBC

Awards

All-American (2024)Maxwell Award (2024)Doak Walker Award (2024)Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (2024)Mountain West Offensive Participant of the Yr (2024)First-team All-Mountain West (2024)All-American (2023)Mountain West Offensive Participant of the Yr (2023)First-team All-Mountain West (2023)

Scorecard

Total- 90.0Speed- 88Acceleration- 92Agility- 89Strength- 82Contact Stability- 94Vision- 88Elusiveness- 83Receiving- 79Blocking- 61Discipline- 98

THE GOOD

Jeanty demonstrates exceptional area consciousness and imaginative and prescient, showcasing his capacity to identify operating alternatives.
Reveals good endurance permitting the play to unfold, making him a helpful asset in each zone and hole operating methods.
He possesses elite contact steadiness, making him extraordinarily troublesome to convey down, usually pinballing off defenders.
His burst and second gear within the open area can result in game-changing performs.
Combines energy with agility, permitting him to be a risk each inside within the A-gaps and on the perimeter.
His receiving expertise are notable, with tender arms.
A real three-down again and workhorse for any workforce.

THE BAD:

Very small in measurement.
Whereas explosive, he lacks elite top-end velocity, which could restrict his capacity to persistently break lengthy runs in opposition to NFL defenses.
He not often confronted strong run defenses final season. On the one event he did (Penn State), he failed to attain, averaged solely 3.5 yards per carry and had two fumbles.
Whereas keen, his approach in cross safety wants refinement. His arms are sloppy and base wants teaching.
There are situations the place his lateral agility appears common, probably getting caught between the tackles when urgent the road of scrimmage.
He has proven some points with fumbling, which is a priority for NFL groups.
Quite a lot of tread off the tire with a lot utilization in faculty.

THE FIT

Ashton Jeanty is seen as the very best expertise on the operating again place on this 12 months’s draft with the potential to be a right away affect participant within the NFL. His mixture of imaginative and prescient, contact steadiness, and flexibility makes him a high prospect. His general ability set suggests he may very well be a bell-cow again able to shouldering a big workload and contributing in all aspects of the sport.

He does include some questions considerations. They largely stem across the stage of competitors he confronted and whether or not he’s really battle examined. He additionally raises considerations over his excessive snap rely whereas at Boise State.

As for a way he traces up with Dallas is easy. The Cowboys have traditionally valued versatile backs who can contribute considerably in each the run and cross sport. Jeanty’s distinctive capacity to make performs out of the backfield would complement Dak Prescott as properly Brian Schottenheimer’s dashing and play-action sport.

Moreover, Jeanty’s knack for breaking tackles would add a dynamic ingredient to the Cowboys’ offense, which lacked a real, game-changing operating again final season. His physicality and skill to deal with a heavy workload would additionally present stability and cut back the necessity for depth on the place, making him a strategic decide for each roster dynamics and cap area causes.

COMPARISON

Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks

BTB GRADE:

18th

CONSENSUS RANKING:

tenth(Consensus rating based mostly on the typical rating from 90 main scoring providers)