Ashton Jeanti has all the confidence in the world.
He believes he can do as good as the NFL’s 2024 rushing leader.
Jeanti, one of the top running backs scheduled for draft next week, said he imagines himself in the same wasteful way as Eagles superstar Saquon Berkley.
Former Boise state bag Letter to Player Tribune’s NFL General Manager on wednesday.
“Most people, they saw the Eagles win the Super Bowl a few months ago, they saw Saquon Running through everyone in the playoffsand they thought to themselves, “This is amazing,” Jeanti wrote. I thought, “It can be me.” …I came a long way. That’s how I finished. If you choose me, it’s easy: I’m coming to your franchise and doing what the Saquon and the Eagles did. I’m coming to a big victory soon. ”
After leading the Mountain West Conference in rushing yards, Jeanti took the world of college football in 2024, leading the NCAA for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns to the ground.
He finished second in the Heisman race to receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, winning the Maxwell Award.
Pennsylvania, Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona. Getty Images
Jeanty, the first team member of All-America, was able to make it into the top 10 this year as ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. finished sixth in the Raiders. In his latest mock draft.
“I really believe I was born to do this, and I truly believe in something different. It’s not about my position as lined up, it’s about the way I bring to it,” Jeanty added.
