Ashton Jeanty

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Ashton Jeanty ( JEN-tee; born December 2, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). An All-American playing college football for the Boise State Broncos, he won the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2024 after leading the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in rushing yards and touchdowns. Jeanty was selected by the Raiders sixth overall in the 2025 NFL draft.

Jeanty was born on December 2, 2003, in Jacksonville, Florida. The son of Harry Jeanty, a U.S. Navy chief petty officer. He first played football at Great Bridge Middle School in Chesapeake, Virginia. As a high school freshman at Naples Middle/High School, a school for military dependents near Naples, Italy, he was initially placed at quarterback before being moved to running back after two games. Playing against teams from other base schools throughout Europe, Jeanty ran for over 1,200 yards and scored 21 touchdowns in the team’s six-game season.
After that season, Jeanty told his parents that he wanted to return to the U.S. to play high school football. He eventually attended Lone Star High School…