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

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Las Vegas Raiders draft pick Ashton Jeanty was also among those affected by the prank call epidemic that struck NFL prospects.

The Heisman Trophy finalist revealed in a recent podcast interview that his call came in after he was already selected. He said the prank-caller told him he was being traded to the Dallas Cowboys.

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Las Vegas Raiders first-round draft pick Ashton Jeanty, right, speaks as head coach Pete Carroll looks on at an NFL football news conference on Friday, April 25, 2025 in Henderson, Nevada. (AP Photo/David Becker)

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

Jeanty said before the draft it would have been a dream to play for the Cowboys since he grew up in Frisco, Texas, before he committed to Boise State for college.

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Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty puts on a hat after being chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders with the sixth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

"I would love to play for the Cowboys," he told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth back in January. "It’d be like a dream come true. Obviously, I used to play in their practice stadium, and all our home games in high school, even my freshman year when we came down here for the Frisco Bowl, we practiced there again.

"So, it would just feel like I’m at home,