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What they’re saying after Raiders draft Jeanty

April 25, 2025 by Silver And Black Pride

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Ashton Jeanty | Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images

The internet reacts to Las Vegas’ first round pick

With the sixth pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders selected Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty.

Heading into the draft, running back was one of the Raiders’ biggest needs and the team’s biggest hole offensively. So, John Spytek and Pete Carroll opted to use their first pick of the draft on the best player at the position.

Jeanty became known for his ability to make defenders miss last season, forcing 152 missed tackles, according to Pro Football Focus. That was 49 more than any other running back, and his 1,970 rushing yards after first contact led the country by nearly 750 yards.

However, the sixth pick overall is a steep price to pay for a running back, and this year’s draft class is deep at the position. That has led to some mixed responses to the pick within Raider Nation.

Let’s take a look at how the internet responded to the Raiders taking Jeanty, rounding up the best replies from our Silver and Black Pride community and X/Twitter.

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards in NFL history, and sacman701a sees some parallels between Smith and the Raiders’ new back.

sacman701a
Pretty high to take a back, but he seems like an Emmitt Smith type so maybe this will work out well.

Another strong comparison.

Ashton Jeanty → LaDainian Tomlinson

The Raiders might’ve just gotten themselves a future HALL OF FAMER pic.twitter.com/xLdaqyRef3

— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) April 25, 2025

Should the Raiders have prioritized getting a quarterback of the future, Shedeur Sanders, instead?

Raider28
He’s a raider now so I hope he does his thing but shedeur was there for the picking

I’m not mad at the pick but shedeur was right there

— RaiderByNature (@raider_by) April 25, 2025

Carryonraiders82
I’m happy with it! I’m not gonna lie though, there was part of me that was questioning “maybe we should get Sanders since we have the opportunity” but I had to go back to the common sense approach which is best players available at our weakest positions and RB is probably our weakest position and Jeanty is definitely a top 10 player if not the best player in the draft. Sanders is not a top 5-10 player talent wise. This is what many of us have been asking for, for years btw, just to pick the common sense players and it usually pays off just like last year. Brock was the common sense player due to the fact he was the BPA or like the Mack pick… he fell into our laps and woulda been crazy to not take him. I feel like when we do that, it works out more than not and we avoid these crazy ass Cle, Leatherwood, or Tyree type picks. Nothing fancy. Just common sense. Jeanty will help us right away. I hope the rest of the draft is like this!

RaiderCode is juiced! Jeanty is already showing Raider Nation some love, too.

RaiderCode
LFG!!
https://x.com/NFL/status/1915570817842503701

Raiders select Ashton Jeanty with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

#NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC

— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 25, 2025

Should the Raiders double-dip at running back later in the draft?

Raiders0075
lots of good RBs in this draft. We should take one more with one of those 6th rd picks.

How are you feeling about the offense now?

YuccaBrevifolia
Now I’m really excited for the start of the season. Bowers and Jeanty will compliment each other very well. If we can also add a top wide receiver it will complete our offense. Geno would have plenty of options.
Who are we targeting next? Any thoughts? Maybe we trade back up into the end of the first round.

THIS DUO IN THE SILVER AND BLACK ☠️

Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers in Vegas is tough pic.twitter.com/j5IWq40Kmr

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 25, 2025

Jeanty, a defense’s worst nightmare, like Michael Myers (not to be confused with the tight end).

ASHTON JEANTY IS A LAS VEGAS RAIDER ☠️ pic.twitter.com/7GVVNvJgYx

— JT (@CondorSZN) April 25, 2025

The Raiders’ draft party seems to like the pick.

Here is the reaction from the #Raiders Draft Party at KAOS Nightclub @Palms after taking Ashton Jeanty with the 6th overall pick #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/OTdLFRLLfX

— Vince Sapienza (@VinceSapienza) April 25, 2025

Would a defender like Jalon Walker or Jahdae Barron have been a better pick?

youngnorth77
What’s absolutely funny is the Eagles just dominated the Chiefs because of there D and all these terrible teams or going offense it’s laughable

Did Pete Carroll get his next Marshawn Lynch?

Holy shit The Raiders are so fucking back Beast Mode 2.0 this is insane

— #RaiderNation (@NugsLoL) April 25, 2025

Got an hour? Sit back and watch some Jeanty highlights.

Why not. Here is 64 minutes and 31 seconds of Ashton Jeanty running the football. pic.twitter.com/0W2Fr34AiU

— Boise State Football (@BroncoSportsFB) April 15, 2025

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