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This wisdom from Marshawn Lynch perfectly encapsulates my thoughts while watching Ashton Jeanty’s film at Boise State this season.
“If you just run through somebody’s face, a lot of people ain’t going to be able to take that over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.”
Jeanty was a one-man demolition derby every week on the field in 2024, and part of why I believe I was taken back to that iconic quote from Lynch is because this Boise State superstar emanates Lynch-type vibes toting the rock. And while not Adrian Petersonian untouchable, comparisons to Lynch are extraordinarily rare.
Also tracking with the legendary running back theme, Jeanty is a still-not-21-year-old, former four-star recruit in the 2022 class who has 2,228 yards at 7.3 yards per carry on 312 rushes this season.
The grandiose comparison and Jeanty’s historic productivity beg the question — how good of an NFL prospect is he?
Time to examine.
The Numbers
Let’s start with Jeanty’s collegiate career to date. Below I’ve compared them to what feels like a nice collection of the consensus “best” running back prospects over the past five-to-10 years. I included Joe Mixon because of my affinity for his on-field talent at Oklahoma. Career carries are in parentheses after each runner’s name. And Breakaway Percentage is the amount of yards a ball-carrier accumulates on runs longer than 15 yards divided by total rushing yards.
Now with the second-largest sample in the group, Jeanty has been the second-most elusive, trailing only Robinson. That’s impressive. He’s been more effective after contact than everyone else featured here, and has accumulated yards on runs beyond 15 yards at a higher rate than everyone beyond Barkley and Mixon.
Strong showing from a career perspective from Jeanty in all regards, and while he’s certainly shouldered a monstrous workload the past two seasons at Boise State,…
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Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2024-12-05 17:01:00
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