Ashton Jeanty, running back for Boise State Broncos, dominated the 2024 college football season, earning the Maxwell Award and Doak Walker Award. He led the nation in rushing with over 2600 yards, finishing second in Heisman Trophy voting. Pro Football Focus ranked Jeanty as the second best player in the nation, highlighting his record-breaking performance and projecting him as a top NFL draft pick.
In 2024, Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty was the nation's top college running back, winning the Maxwell Award and the Doak Walker Award as he led the nation in rushing with over 2600 yards. Falling just short of Barry Sanders' FBS records for rushing yards in a season, Jeanty also finished second in the voting for this season's Heisman Trophy, which was awarded to Colorado WR/DB Travis Hunter.named their top 101 players from the 2024 college football 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." -- Pro Football Focus
PFF noted in their list that the rankings are determined by several factors, including their PFF grades throughout the season. Jeanty was one of four running backs included in PFF's top twenty, including Arizona State's Cam Skattebo , North Carolina's Omarion Hampton , and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love .
The 5'9" 215-pound power runner averaged a whopping 6.9 yards per attempt over the course of the season and scored 29 rushing touchdowns, second in the FBS. Jeanty is widely expected to be the first running back selected in April's NFL Draft, and could even be a top ten selection. PFF also calls Jeanty the #5 overall prospect in theJoe covers college sports from the Group of Five ranks and beyond. He has worked in the sports industry since 2008, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville, and a Master's degree from Seattle University.
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