Ashton Jeanty Reveals Roger Goodell Greeting Plan At Nfl Draft, Discusses How His Game Translates To Nfl

Ashton Jeanty is little than 48 hours from fulfilling his lifelong dream of proceeding his sanction called astatine nan NFL Draft.

The erstwhile Boise State prima became a superstar successful nan 2024 play by rushing for nan second-most yards successful a assemblage play ever, coming up conscionable short of Barry Sanders' all-time record.

But successful a clip erstwhile moving backs are seldom picked early anymore, Jeanty is going to beryllium a first-round, possibly moreover apical 10, pick.

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Boise State moving backmost Ashton Jeanty (2) runs past Penn State linebacker Kobe King during nan Fiesta Bowl astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz., connected Dec. 31, 2024. (IMAGN)

Jeanty will beryllium astatine nan draught successful Green Bay to return advantage of nan "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"The draft, watching it connected TV, I ever told myself, ‘One day, you’ll beryllium a first-round pick. If you put nan activity successful and get nan opportunity, you sewage to go,'" Jeanty told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview. "Walk crossed nan stage, shingle nan commissioner's manus … it was a no-brainer to person that experience."

That infinitesimal pinch Goodell is surely connected his mind, and he's readying connected making it spell viral.

"Got to do a small handshake. But I mightiness get him to deed a fewer creation moves, a two-step aliases something," Jeanty said of his plans. "I don't deliberation he tin creation for illustration that, but we're going to person to get him going."

Boise State moving backmost Ashton Jeanty runs against Penn State during nan Fiesta Bowl astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz., connected Dec. 31, 2024.  (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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Jeanty isn't judge which team's chapeau he'll beryllium wearing erstwhile he starts dancing pinch Goodell. The apical 3 candidates, he believes, are nan Bears, Raiders and Cowboys. But nan NFL Draft ever comes pinch immoderate twists and turns.

"I deliberation location are teams that mightiness perchance waste and acquisition up, but you ne'er know. It could beryllium a squad you didn't moreover talk to that makes a move," he said.

He had a nonstop connection to each 32 teams past week successful a portion for "The Players' Tribune" successful which he implored each of them to "draft nan feline they can't tackle." There wasn't a full batch of tackling of Jeanty past twelvemonth arsenic he scampered for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns.

Those numbers are unheard of successful nan NFL, but Jeanty is assured he will unrecorded up to his hype.

Boise State moving backmost Ashton Jeanty (2) pushes distant from nan arms of UNLV protect lineman Tatuo Martinson successful nan first half of nan Mountain West Championship connected Dec. 6, 2024, successful Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Steve Conner)

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"The activity I put successful each and each day, I'm conscionable assured successful really I activity and proceed to get better," he said. "Obviously, it'll beryllium a learning curve pinch a caller offense, but accomplishment is there. If you person skill, it doesn't matter what discourtesy you're in, what strategy you're running. You tin bring those skills to life. Breaking tackles, it doesn't matter what strategy you're in. You conscionable person that ability.

"And I consciousness for illustration successful my clip astatine Boise State, I had a different OC beautiful overmuch each twelvemonth and a different offense, but nan main point remained nan same: I was capable to break tackles and beryllium a playmaker. I consciousness nan aforesaid point will hap astatine nan adjacent level."

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