Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, who is widely projected to be the first RB to go off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft, is known for running through defenders and being nearly impossible to tackle. However, rushing and receiving aren’t his only talents, as the top prospect was recently spotted dunking a basketball with relative ease.
“Flat-out Freak Athlete” – Insider Raves Over Ashton Jeanty’s Dunks
While Jeanty stands at 5’9” and would barely be visible on a normal basketball court, he left FOX Sports’ insider Jordan Schultz impressed with a pair of dunks. On Friday, Schultz shared a couple of videos of Jeanty dunking the basketball with ease in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) and wrote:
“Ashton Jeanty is a flat-out freak athlete! Just got sent these clips of him on the basketball court — throwing down dunks like it’s nothing. Explosive, powerful, and smooth. 🐇🐇”
Ashton Jeanty is a flat-out freak athlete! Just got sent these clips of him on the basketball court — throwing down dunks like it’s nothing. Explosive, powerful and smooth. 🐇🐇 https://t.co/aYOfpbVTOv pic.twitter.com/E38crdjUtm
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report)
While that’s quite a high praise for relatively normal dunks, there is very little doubt in the fact that Jeanty is a freak athlete. He put up a historical season in 2024 by rushing for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns while leading Boise State to its first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff. He came just 27 yards shy of breaking Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record while also adding 23 receptions for 138 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Jeanty also tied the record for the most 70-plus-yard rushing touchdowns (five) in a single season and is now widely projected to be the first RB to hear his name at the 2025 NFL Draft. In PFSN’s latest two-round mock draft by Cameron Sheath, he is the first RB taken and is going No. 8 overall to the Dallas Cowboys. The mock has Dallas trading up with the Carolina Panthers, sending picks No. 12 and No. 44 in exchange for Nos. 8, 74, and 146.
“After Jeanty falls past both the Raiders and the Jets, the Dallas Cowboys make a move to get their guy,” Sheath wrote. “I feel the Cowboys would need to move ahead of the Chicago Bears if they wanted Jeanty in this scenario. And, for reasons that will become clear, the New Orleans Saints weren’t budging.”
“Dallas neglected its running back room in 2024 and paid the price. Only two teams managed fewer rushing yards per attempt than the Cowboys last season (4.0), and no team scored fewer rushing touchdowns (six).”
“The team’s starting running back, Rico Dowdle, is now with the Carolina Panthers after being allowed to leave in free agency. And the team’s efforts to replace him have so far failed so far, making this a very plausible landing spot for Jeanty. With Dak Prescott healthy and an elite running back prospect lining up beside him, the Cowboys could get back to their winning ways in 2025.”
