Ashton Jeanty experienced rapid changes after the 2025 NFL Draft when he got selected by the Raiders. The Las Vegas Raiders chose Jeanty with the sixth pick of the draft, placing him in the national spotlight as one of the top of running back prospects.

Prank calls were an unfortunate theme during the 2025 draft, with Shedeur Sanders the most notable victim of the practice. Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich later apologized after it was uncovered his 21-year-old son, Jax Ulbrich, found Sanders' number off his father's open iPad and prank-called him.

The Las Vegas Raiders selected Ashton Jeanty in the first round of the NFL Draft, but an anonymous prank call told the young running back he had been traded to his hometown Dallas Cowboys.