How Boise’s Ashton Jeanty Is Prepping for the NFL

Life happens at a breakneck speed in college football, especially if your favorite team had a great season. For most Boise State football fans, it's hard to believe that Ashton Jeanty has left the team and is moving on to the NFL Draft. 

Mr. Jeanty is now training specifically to impress NFL teams. His days are spent hitting the weights, stretching, reviewing film, going over playbooks, and exercising proper nutrition. The NFL Draft is so important that prospective players spend many months preparing for the multitude of written, oral, and physical tests.

Due to his historic run at Boise State, the former Bronco could be one of the top ten picks in the draft. Mr. Jeanty made headlines this week by saying that he wouldn't mind playing for the Chicago Bears. He shared his thoughts on a recent interview/podcast at the Super Bowl.

When asked if he believed he would be drafted in the top 10, he shared his thoughts: "I would be a little shocked. Obviously, value has been brought back to the running backs, but still, it's hard to get drafted that high as a running back." He then said he'd like to go to the Chicago Bears.

Mr. Jeanty continued, saying he looked forward to answering and asking the team questions. The former Bronco said he expects his critical forty-yard dash time to be around four points four seconds.

Although his Boise State career is over, the experts at Pro Football Focus have named him the second-best football player of 2024. Mr. Jeanty finished second in the Heisman and is being compared to the NFL's all-time rushing leader, Emmitt Smith.

PFF described Mr. Jeanty's season:

'Jeanty turned in an all-time great season and reset the PFF rushing grade record at 96.6. He also set the PFF College record in yards after contact and missed tackles forced by wide margins while challenging Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record. We may not see another performance like Jeanty had this year for a long time.'

We'll continue to update you on this story as it develops.