Raiders' Ashton Jeanty says he received prank call on draft night

Las Vegas Raiders draught prime Ashton Jeanty was besides among those affected by the prank telephone epidemic that struck NFL prospects.

The Heisman Trophy finalist revealed successful a caller podcast interrogation that his telephone came successful aft helium was already selected. He said the prank-caller told him helium was being traded to the Dallas Cowboys.

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Las Vegas Raiders first-round draught prime Ashton Jeanty, right, speaks arsenic caput manager Pete Carroll looks connected astatine an NFL shot quality league connected Friday, April 25, 2025 successful Henderson, Nevada. (AP Photo/David Becker)

"Some dude called maine who was like, 'Yeah... we conscionable traded with the Raiders, and you're coming to the Cowboys," helium said connected the "Stacking the Box" podcast. "I conscionable hung up, bro. I was like, 'Come on, bro.’"

Jeanty said earlier the draught it would person been a imagination to play for the Cowboys since helium grew up successful Frisco, Texas, earlier helium committed to Boise State for college.

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Boise State moving backmost Ashton Jeanty puts connected a chapeau aft being chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders with the sixth wide prime during the archetypal circular of the NFL shot draught connected Thursday, April 24, 2025 successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

"I would emotion to play for the Cowboys," helium told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth backmost successful January. "It’d beryllium similar a imagination travel true. Obviously, I utilized to play successful their signifier stadium, and each our location games successful precocious school, adjacent my freshman twelvemonth erstwhile we came down present for the Frisco Bowl, we practiced determination again.

"So, it would conscionable consciousness similar I’m astatine home, honestly. I ain’t going to accidental excessively much, but Dallas, they’ve ever had a bully moving back, and erstwhile they’ve got a bully moving back, they play a batch better."

The Raiders were the adjacent champion option.

Jeanty was acold from the lone subordinate to get pranked. The astir infamous telephone was placed to Shedeur Sanders arsenic helium slid to the 5th round. The culprit was revealed to beryllium the lad of Atlanta Falcons antiaircraft coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.

Boise State Broncos moving backmost Ashton Jeanty, #2, against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the Fiesta Bowl astatine State Farm Stadium connected Dec. 31, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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The Falcons were fined $250,000 and the manager was deed with a $100,000 fine.

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