Ashton Jeanty sent a reminder to the Las Vegas Raiders : drafting him that high doesn’t mean much if they’re not going to put the ball in his hands.
He said, “I don’t think you draft a guy like me to not give me carries and touches.”
The Raiders went all in on Jeanty at No. 6 to fix one of last year’s weakest ground games. But two weeks in, the Boise State product hasn’t exactly lit it up. 38 yards on 19 carries with a score in Week 1 (2.0 YPC), then 43 yards on 11 totes before leaving in Week 2.
So, ahead of the Commanders game, quarterback Geno Smith made it clear that’s where the fix lies:
“Yeah, I mean, the more we can get touches to our backs, to Ashton (Jeanty), you know, to Zamir (White), the better,” he said, praising their ability to run through tackles and create