Ashton Jeanty, Pete Carroll want the same thing after frustrating Raiders start

This isn’t the start Ashton Jeanty envisioned for his NFL career.

Jeanty, taken No. 6 overall by the Raiders in this year’s draft, has 81 rushing yards on 30 carries with just three receiving yards through Las Vegas’ 1-1 start.

The former Boise State star was asked about coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith stressing the need to “feed Ashton a little more.”

“I don’t think you draft a guy like me to not give me carries and touches, I’m ready for the responsibility, and like I said, it’s going to start with me and gotta continue to get better,” Jeanty told reporters after Raiders practice on Wednesday.

The Raiders’ offense has instead lived and died on Smith’s arm through the first two games.

The veteran quarterback threw for 362 yards in a season-opening win over the Patriots before throwing three interceptions in a “Monday Night Football” loss to the AFC West rival Chargers earlier this week.

The expectations are sky-high around Jeanty after his standout college career — rushing for an eye-popping 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns in leading Boise State to the College Football Playoff last season.

“It’s all just learning,” Jeanty said. “There’s a learning curve to the NFL for every single rookie. It’s really rare that a guy comes in and is just flat-out balling, so I’m not feeling no type of way towards it, I just need to get better. The big-time performances that everybody might be expecting those will come, but it’s just about consistency.”

Carroll noted that the Raiders want “more of” Jeanty in the offense as they look to control the latter stages of games.

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Jeanty had 11 carries in the 20-9 loss to the Chargers, in which the Raiders were trailing for almost the entire game.

The next opportunity to feed Jeanty comes on Sunday as they head to Washington to take on the Commanders.