Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was a nearly-universally praised player last season, leading the NCAA in yards from scrimmage per game with over 150. Jeanty is already being discussed as one the best running back prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft Class.

Trevor Sikkema of Pro Football Focus recently published a list of offensive prospects who would be ideal first picks for all 32 NFL teams in the 2025 NFL Draft. Therein, Sikkema indicated that Jeanty would be an ideal fit for the NFC East’s Dallas Cowboys.

Senior Bowl’s Jim Nagy Heaps Praise on Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty Ahead of 2024 Season

“Simply put: Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was the best running back in college football last year. With a wide receiver background, he is a true threat as both a runner and receiver. He recorded more than 1,900 all-purpose yards with 0.55 PFF wins above average, the sixth-highest single-season WAA score for a college running back in the PFF era. The Cowboys have the lowest-ceiling running back room in the NFL heading into 2024, and Jeanty would be an obvious fix.”

– PFF’s Trevor Sikkema

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Jeanty was the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year in 2023, in addition to earning first-team All-America honors from ESPN, USA Today, and College Football Network. Boise State’s 2024 season is set to begin on August 31 at Georgia Southern.

The 2025 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, who made national headlines last year when he announced he was leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican, tore into his former party while addressing the Republican National Convention. 

He said Democrats wanted to defund police and criticized him for being weak on crime. 

“On matters of public safety, the Democrats were never there for me, Dallas families, or the American people,” Johnson said. “The heart of today’s woke Democratic Party is with the criminals, not with their victims.”

While the city of Dallas is non-partisan and run by a city manager, it is the largest in the U.S. with a Republican mayor.

Johnson praised Dallas for reducing violent crime for three years. 

“Let’s make our cities safe again by supporting Republicans who will stand up and fight for our safety,” Johnson said.

His comments came during the second night of the convention which had the theme of “Make America Safe Again.”

Sen.Ted Cruz, who ran against Mr. Trump in 2016, told the convention crowd that he was relieved the former president survived the assassination attempt three days earlier. 

“God bless Donald J. Trump,” Cruz said. “Let me start by giving thanks to God almighty for protecting President Trump and for turning his head on Saturday when the shot was fired.”

Cruz is up for reelection this year against Democratic Congressman Colin Allred. He criticized President Biden and his policies saying the U.S. is facing an invasion at the southern border.

The senator blamed the president for the record numbers of people who’ve crossed into the U.S. illegally. 

“As a result of Joe Biden’s presidency, your family is less safe, your children are less safe, the country is less safe,” Cruz said. “But here’s the good news: We can fix it and when Donald Trump is President, we will fix it.”

Former presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who stayed in the Republican presidential primary longer than any other Republican besides former President Trump, also addressed the convention.

She wasn’t originally scheduled to speak, but she told the crowd that changed after the assassination attempt Saturday. 

“President Trump asked me to speak to this convention in the name of unity,” Haley said. “I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear: Donald Trump has my strong endorsement. Period.”

She told her supporters that even if they don’t agree with Mr. Trump on every issue, they should still vote for him.

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to speak Wednesday night.

The main headliner will be the vice-presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio.

This will be the first chance most Americans will see him speak and hear his message.

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Dallas mayor Eric Johnson will speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, according to sources familiar with the event.

Johnson, who announced he switched parties from a Democrat to a Republican in September of last year, is the only Republican mayor of the country’s 10 largest cities.

The party widely embraced him after making the switch and is now the head of the newly-formed Republican Mayors Association.

Johnson will speak as part of the second night of the RNC, which comes with the theme Make America Safe Again.

Overall violent crime in the City of Dallas dropped for the third straight year in 2023, according to the Dallas Police Department, but murders in the city rose.

Johnson has served as the mayor of Dallas since 2019.

Prior to being elected as mayor, Johnson represented Dallas in the Texas Legislature for nine years as a Democrat.

You can watch the second night Republican National Convention above.