Running Back · Las Vegas Raiders · Age 22 · Boise State · RB9 Half-PPR (Season 2026)
Ashton Jeanty is ranked RB9 (overall #16) for the Season of the 2026 NFL season in Half-PPR fantasy football by Hayden of The Underdog Football Show. Hayden has Ashton Jeanty ranked 5 spots lower than their Underdog ADP of 10.9, flagging this as an overvalued player.
Jeanty has RB1 projection with new HC, OC, QB, OL, DEF
Everything went wrong for Jeanty as a rookie. He was the RB16 on RB11 usage in half PPR, buoying his fantasy appeal with receptions (RB9 per game) rather than rushing yards (RB23 per game). On tape, Jeanty is exceptional at forcing missed tackles in space by running with power. The NFL RB average is 0.16 missed tackles per carry when not contacted behind the line of scrimmage, and Jeanty was at 0.29. This was all over his Boise State tape. Unfortunately, some of his league-worst hit behind the OL stats are on him. He was a bit too indecisive for me, and he is nowhere near the elites in terms of foot quickness. He can get better with processing, but I have my doubts about the foot quickness. So what has changed? A lot. The biggest change for the Raiders is coaching. Ex-OC Chip Kelley couldn't beat the "does he even want to be here" allegations last year, while new HC Klint Kubiak is coming off a Super Bowl victory with his offense ranking 10th in EPA per play, 6th in rushing yards, and 2nd in points. Kubiak calls a fast-paced (3rd in neutral pace last year), balanced offense (18th in neutral pass rate). That's good for Jeanty. The OL is also welcoming top-5ish C Tyler Linderbaum on a record-breaking contract. Solid LT Kolton Miller should play more than the 4 games he had last year. Free agent veteran LG Spencer Burford will battle 3rd-round rookie Trey Zuhn. And there's always a chance that the right side with RG Jackson Powers-Johnson and RT DJ Glaze take a step up. This won't be a good OL, but it shouldn't be an OL that led to Jeanty having a 0.6 yards before contact ranking of RB52 out of 52 qualifiers. Dead last. On the margins, the QB play between Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza should be better than 2025 Geno Smith. Same with the skill group with Brock Bowers healthy and Jalen Nailor in the mix. And finally, same with the defense as it added two new edge rushers, two off-ball linebackers, and three role players in the secondary. Jeanty will have 4th-round crazy athlete Mike Washington to complement him, but all coaching quotes suggest Jeanty is coming off the field near league-low rates. His workload will be inside the top-8 this year, if not higher. Jeanty doesn't have the elite athleticism of the Gibbs, Bijan, Saquon, and Taylor tier of RBs, but he will showcase more broken tackles in 2026 with more space to operate. It'd be a surprise if he wasn't a top-10 fantasy RB now.
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Hayden is a fantasy football analyst for The Underdog Football Show, covering 2026 fantasy football with PPR and Half-PPR rankings, ADP comparisons, and weekly start/sit analysis. Rankings are updated regularly throughout the season. Hayden's "Best Bet" designations highlight players ranked higher than their ADP consensus, while "Fade" designations flag players the ranker believes are overvalued by the market.
By Hayden · The Underdog Football Show · Updated 2026-07-06