Ashton Jeanty to Wear No. 2 Raiders Jersey For NFL Rookie Season After 2025 Draft

Ashton Jeanty is going to wear his college number in the NFL as a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Raiders confirmed on Friday that Jeanty will use No. 2 heading into his rookie season.

Jeanty has used the No. 2 dating back to his time at Lone Star High School. He carried it over to college during his three years at Boise State.

There was some uncertainty if Jeanty would be able to retain the number after being selected by the Raiders with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Kicker Daniel Carlson has used the No. 2 jersey since the Raiders moved to Vegas prior to the 2020 season.

Not being able to retain the number might have required a lot of additional work for Jeanty. His social media profiles, including X and Instagram, include "Deuce" in the header.

There's no indication at this point if Jeanty negotiated a deal with Carlson or if the veteran kicker was willing to give up the number without any compensation.

Carlson has worn Nos. 7 and 8 at different points in his NFL career. He used No. 38 during his four years at Auburn from 2013 to 2017.

The next test for Jeanty will be to bring better luck to the jersey number than past Raiders players who have worn No. 2.

The last player to use the number for the Raiders before Carlson was A.J. McCarron in 2018. Other previous users of the No. 2 include JaMarcus Russell, Terrelle Pryor and Aaron Brooks.

That trio of quarterbacks combined to go 10-33 in 43 starts with the Raiders.

Jeanty has the potential to be a transformative player in the Raiders' offense. He is coming off a historic 2024 season at Boise State with 2,601 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns on 374 carries to finish second in Heisman voting.

The Raiders didn't have a player run for more than 420 yards last season. They had a total of 10 rushing touchdowns. Jeanty had more yards (459) and nearly as many rushing touchdowns (nine) in his first two games during the 2024 campaign.