BOISE, Idaho – Boise State running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Ashton Jeanty confirmed this will be his final season at the university.

The country’s leading rusher, with 2,288 yards on 312 carries and 28 total touchdowns, had long been expected to be taken in the NFL draft after his record-breaking season.

Jeanty, who needs 341 yards to surpass Barry Sanders’ all-time rushing record in a single season, must play at least two more games to break the record.

The Mountain West title game will be Jeanty’s last chance to make a bid for the Heisman Trophy.

“I feel like I’m the best player in the country,” Jeanty said at the Mountain West Conference championship press conference.

“I’ve taken note of this every week and it’s just the same. I take it week by week. If I’m picked to win (the Heisman), I win. But right now my focus is on playing my best football for my teammates and coaches and winning a championship.”

Jeanty and No. 10 Boise State (11-1, 7-0 MW, No. 10 CFP) will be in the spotlight in front of a national television audience when they take on No. 19 UNLV (10-2, 6-1, No. 20 CFP ) for the Mountain West title and a spot in the Group of Five in this year’s College Football Playoff.

Jeanty, who now ranks fifth all-time in rushing yardage in a season, needs just 55 yards to pass USC legend and 1981 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen.

The Broncos, whose only loss came on a last-second field goal to No. 1 Oregon in September, beat UNLV 29-24 on Oct. 25 in Las Vegas. Jeanty posted his second-lowest rushing performance of the season with 128 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries.