One of the premier NFL draft analysts believes that Ashton Jeanty belongs with the Las Vegas Raiders.

“The Raiders can take some pressure off of Geno Smith by adding Jeanty, who is one of the top three players in the draft,” wrote Daniel Jeremiah in his latest mock draft for NFL Network.

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Ashton Jeanty could crack the top 10 of the NFL Draft[/caption]

But everyone has an opinion, and a former NFL scout sees it 100 percent differently.

John Middlekauff made it clear that he has serious reservations about Jeanty, who finished second in Heisman Trophy voting last season.

Jeanty ran for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2024, and totaled 4,769 yards with 50 TDs during his three-year tenure at Boise State.

That wasn’t enough for the former NFL scout.

“I’m just acknowledging he’s 5ft 8in, so how often does a 5-8 player go into the top 10?” Middlekauff said on his YouTube channel.

“I don’t think Jeanty is that complicated. He’s a really good player. But he did play at a smaller school and he is small.

“So I do think they were just questions, basically with every prospect ever. If I was the Raiders, I 100 percent would not pick him.”

Tom Brady could have a deciding voice in the Raiders’ draft room.

Las Vegas holds the No. 6 overall pick in the upcoming draft, which will begin on April 24 in Green Bay.

With the Raiders needing a young quarterback, Shedeur Sanders has been linked to Las Vegas at 6.

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Jeanty has been compared to a Hall of Famer[/caption]

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Jeanty was a force at Boise State but faces height concerns for some draft analysts[/caption]

Jeremiah had Deion’s son going to the New York Giants at No. 3 in his latest mock.

“I personally have Shedeur Sanders rated above Cam Ward,” NFL Draft analyst Simon Clancy exclusively told talkSPORT.

“But I would suspect that Ward will go over Sanders, just because of some peripheral, off-the-field stuff.”

With Ward increasingly looking like a No. 1 pick by the Tennessee Titans, the drama could occur later in the top 10.

Jeanty was listed at 5 feet and 8 1/2 inches at the NFL Combine, while weighing 211 pounds.

He received a pre-draft comparison to Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson — one of the greatest running backs of all time — and has ‘unique talent.’

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“He’s the ultimate yardage creator, with the talent and skill set to succeed independent of the quality of his blocking,” NFL.com wrote.

“He’s compact and muscular, but there could be some minor concern surrounding his massive workload in 2024.

“This top-flight running back is capable of becoming the face of an offense in a league where the pendulum might be swinging back to the running game.

“Jeanty has future All-Pro talent.”

But one former scout believes that the Raiders should absolutely avoid the runner-up to Travis Hunter for the 2024 Heisman Trophy.

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