Ashton Jeanty gives Jets bulletin board material with vague defense dig

Ashton Jeanty has been getting knocked down since he stepped in the ring. Since the Raiders selected him with the No.6 overall pick last year, Jeanty has failed to justify his position as the highest-drafted running back in seven years.

He averaged 3.7 yards per carry as a rookie.This season, he is down to 3.1 — ranking 49th in the NFL — rushing for 328 yards through seven games.  Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.

Even amid a miserable season — and a Raiders four-game losing streak — the 22-year-old smiled confidently when asked about the Jets, taking a swing at a defense that he thinks might make him look like Jim Brown. “I think we can definitely get the run game going, get back on track and just really get after these guys,” Jeanty said this week.“Couple of guys out there that don’t really want to tackle, but I’m not going to say names.” Several members of the Jets defense acknowledged they heard the insult, but they declined to punch back at the second-year running back. “Of course, whenever our name is brought up, it catches our eye, but the way I operate, I go out there and play 110 percent effort, no matter who I’m playing against, no matter what they say,” safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said Thursday.

“Obviously, certain things can add a little more fuel to the fire, but at the end of the day, I gotta go out there and do my job.” Jarvis Brownlee responded to Jeanty on social media — “Stand on that, woe,” the Jets cornerback posted — then added another succinct statement when approached at his locker. “We’re gonna see Sunday,” Brownlee said. Jeanty’s confidence likely comes from watching film of a defense that ranks 24th in rushing yards allowed per game (128.1) and 21st in missed tackle rate (12.9 percent). In last week’s loss to the Dolphins, the Jets (2-5) surrendered 156 rushing yards, while Miami running back Ollie...