The Raiders’ offense has stumbled out of the gate in 2025, and nowhere is that more evident than in the run game. Rookie Ashton Jeanty, drafted sixth overall and fated to be a spark, has instead spent much of his first month getting hit before he can even reach the line of scrimmage, a nasty 27 of his 47 rushing attempts (57%), according to ESPN tracking data.

For Jeanty, being a by-product of Las Vegas ’ league-worst run-block win rate and mounting tackles for loss, those struggles weren’t just bad luck but proof of a deeper problem in Pete Carroll’s system. And for longtime Raiders great Tim Brown, he wasn’t too keen on the way rookie Ashton Jeanty has been used so far… pointing to broken plays, weak blocking, and a system that doesn’t play to the young back’s strengths. During a

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