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Ashton Jeanty

Ashton Jeanty is a running back for the Las Vegas Raiders. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

Ashton Jeanty: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated October 20, 2026

Ashton Jeanty at a glance

Ashton Jeanty is a 22-year-old running back for the Las Vegas Raiders, listed at 5'8" and 208 pounds. The Las Vegas Raiders drafted Jeanty 6th overall in the first round in 2025, out of Boise State, and 2026 is Jeanty's 2nd NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Jeanty for 217.3 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB15 at the position and works out to 14.6 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 6 games of 2026, Jeanty has scored 100.4 PPR points, or 16.7 per game. That is 46.2% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Jeanty would finish with about 284 points, ahead of the 217.3 projected. The best week so far is 32.7 points in Week 1 against MIA, the RB4 finish that week. Jeanty has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 4 of 6 games, a 67% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 54 qualified running backs of 2026, Jeanty ranks in the 97th percentile in receiving yards, the 94th percentile in receptions and the 66th percentile in rush yards. Two of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 14th percentile in yards per carry.

Career track record

2025 is the only completed season on record: Jeanty finished as RB11 with 245.1 PPR points in 17 games. The totals so far read 1,288 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns, 81 receptions and 597 receiving yards.

Ashton Jeanty by the numbers

Jeanty has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 5 times and finished in the top twelve 7 times. The career high is 33.5 PPR points, set in Week 4 of 2025 against CHI, the top RB score of that week. The game log also shows 3 games of 30 or more PPR points, 3 100-yard rushing games and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Jeanty has reached 20 points in 4 games, 17% of career appearances.

How the production happens

In 2026, Jeanty handled 17.6 carries per game, including 16 red-zone carries and 7 carries from inside the five. 5 runs gained ten yards or more. In the passing game Jeanty drew 6.2 targets per game.

Contract

Jeanty is playing on a four-year, $35.9 million contract signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025, an average of $9.0 million per year with $35.9 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
217.3
PPR / game
14.6

Ashton Jeanty fantasy outlook

Ashton Jeanty enters the 2026 season with LV and ranks RB15 and #56 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 217.3 PPR points across 14.8 games, or 14.6 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a strong starter tier. The preseason depth chart lists Ashton Jeanty as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Ashton Jeanty produced 245.1 PPR points in 17 games (14.4 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 53%, with a 66% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main uncertainty is translating a limited NFL sample into a full-season role.

Week 1 projection

Ashton Jeanty is projected for 16.8 PPR points at home against MIA in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 32.1.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 2.7 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
77.5
Dynasty
77.4
Superflex redraft
77.1
Superflex dynasty
78.2
TE premium dynasty
46.6

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026LV698313136262512100.4
2025LV17266975573553465245.1

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