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Ashton Jeanty's High School Team Had Awesome Reaction to Raiders Taking the Coveted RB

Ashton Jeanty's high school watch party was fired up | Screengrab via ESPN / @SportsCenter on X/Twitter

The Las Vegas Raiders selected Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 6 pick in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night. The top rusher in this year's draft class didn't have to wait long to hear his name called, becoming the Raiders' first draft pick under new head coach Pete Carroll.

Jeanty's high school, Lone Star in Frisco, Texas, had a watch party where the football team cheered on their alumnus who's ready to play on Sundays. ESPN and ABC's draft broadcast panned to the watch party as the Lone Star football team went absolutely nuts for the pick. One of them even came prepared, flexing some Raiders gear front and center for the camera:

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