Ashton Jeanty reveals he was also prank called during the NFL Draft, but his message was different

Matthew Wadleigh

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The 2025 NFL Draft came and went with some surprises, the biggest one being Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders falling to the fifth round. 

In the fallout of the draft, a number of players revealed they were victims of a prank call. That list includes Sanders, Abdul Carter, Tyler Warren and others in a list that is growing by the day. 

Now, Las Vegas Raiders draft pick and former Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty also revealed he got prank calls, but his were much different than the others. 

"I got prank calls but it was after," Jeanty said. "Some dude called me and was like, 'Yeah, you just traded with the Raiders and yu are coming to the Cowboys.' And I just hung up." 

 That's quite different than the other calls, so it's quite the story from Jeanty, although he didn't believe it for one second. 

The Raiders had long been linked to Jeanty, and they took him with the No. 6 overall pick, so trading him on draft day would make virtually no sense whatsoever. 

Still, it's a funny memory and story Jeanty will be able to tell for some time. 

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Matthew Wadleigh

Matthew Wadleigh is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He was born and raised in Southern California and grew up a San Diego sports fan (yes, it’s tough, except for Aztecs hoops). Matthew went to Fresno State as a journalism major and got to see Davante Adams, Derek Carr, Paul George and Aaron Judge in person. Matthew has written for publications including ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Fansided, Trojans Wire, UCLA Wire and Buffaloes Wire.