Las Vegas Raiders fans are wishing the team would give rookie running back Ashton Jeanty more carries. So is he.

Jeanty, 21, was asked how he felt about his workload during a Wednesday news conference. The sixth overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft didn't mince words.

Ashton Jeanty says he wants more carries

"I don't think you draft a guy like me to not give me carries and touches," the RB said, via Jesse Merrick of the Silver & Black Sports Network. "I'm ready for the responsibility. Like I said, it's going to start with me in the run game, and I've got to continue to get better."

#Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty says he’s ready for the responsibility of more carries

“I don’t think you draft a guy like me to not give me carries and touches” pic.twitter.com/FLU8g9NWHk — Jesse Merrick - S

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