Rashaad Penny
Rashaad Penny
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| No. 20 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1996-02-02) February 2, 1996 Norwalk, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Norwalk (Norwalk, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Rashaad Armein Penny (born February 2, 1996) is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State, where, in 2017, he led the nation with 2,248 rushing yards and scored 23 touchdowns on 289 carries, finishing fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting and garnering first-team All-American and All-Mountain West honors. Penny also caught 19 passes for 135 yards and two scores and scored twice on kickoff returns, averaging 30.6 yards on 17 attempts (ranked fifth in the FBS). He also scored a 70-yard touchdown on one of his two punt returns for the year.
Contents
1 Early years
2 College career
2.1 College statistics
3 Professional career
4 Personal life
5 References
6 External links
Early years[edit]
Penny attended and played high school football at Norwalk High School.[1][2] He had a very productive senior season as he rushed for 2,504 yards and 41 touchdowns on 216 carries and caught 21 passes for 665 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns. He committed to play college football at SDSU over offers from Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, San Jose State and Utah State.[3]
College career[edit]
Penny attended and played college football for San Diego State from 2014–2017.[4] During the 2016 season, Penny rushed for 1,018 yards on 136 carries for an average of 7.5 yards per carry.[5]
As a senior in 2017, Penny rushed for 216 yards and 12.0 yards per carry against Arizona State and 175 yards and 5.5 yards per carry against Stanford.[6][7] On September 25, 2017, he received the Mountain West Conference offensive player of the week award for the fourth consecutive week.[8][9] During the 2017 regular season, he ranked first among all Division I FBS players with 2,027 rushing yards.[10]
College statistics[edit]
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | |||
| 2014 | San Diego State | 10 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | San Diego State | 14 | 61 | 368 | 6.0 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2016 | San Diego State | 14 | 135 | 1,005 | 7.4 | 73 | 11 | 15 | 224 | 14.9 | 41 | 3 |
| 2017 | San Diego State | 13 | 289 | 2,248 | 7.8 | 95 | 23 | 19 | 135 | 7.1 | 33 | 2 |
| Career | 51 | 487 | 3,643 | 7.5 | 95 | 38 | 42 | 479 | 11.4 | 41 | 6 | |
Professional career[edit]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 31 1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9 1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.46 s | 1.58 s | 2.63 s | 32 1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 13 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Draft[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Penny was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.[13] On May 16, 2018, Penny signed a four-year deal worth $10.7 million featuring a $5.9 million signing bonus.[14] He made his NFL debut in the Seahawks' 27–24 loss to the Denver Broncos in the season opener. He had seven carries for eight yards to go along with four receptions for 35 yards.[15] In a Week 10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Penny had a breakout game with
12 carries for 108 yards and a touchdown.[16]
Personal life[edit]
Penny has four siblings: Robert Jr., Elijhaa, Breonna, and Brionne.[17] His parents are Desiree and Robert Penny.[18] Penny's older brother Elijhaa is a fullback for the New York Giants.[19]
References[edit]
^ Sondheimer, Eric. "Penny family's loyalty to Norwalk inspires as the youngest son leads the Lancers to victory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-11-02..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Norwalk's Rashaad Penny living the dream, drafted by Seattle Seahawks". Cerritos Community News. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
^ "Rashaad Penny College Bio". SDSU Athletics. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
^ "Rashaad Penny College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
^ "Rashaad Penny". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^ "Rashaad Penny". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^ Easterling, Luke (September 17, 2017). "The Rashaad Penny show trucks through Stanford in upset win". Draft Wire/USA Today.
^ "Rashaad Penny Earns Fourth Straight MWC Offensive Award". Fox Sports. September 25, 2017.
^ "Aztecs' Rashaad Penny is Mountain West Player of Week for record fourth straight week". The San Diego Union-Tribune. September 25, 2017.
^ "FBS (I-A) Player Rushing Statistics - 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Rashaad Penny". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^ "San Diego State RB Rashaad Penny : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
^ Wesseling, Chris (April 26, 2018). "Seahawks bolster RB ranks by drafting Rashaad Penny". NFL.com.
^ "Seahawks sign 2018 first-rounder Rashaad Penny". NFL. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "Stock watch: How did the Seahawks grade out in their 27-24 opening-week defeat to the Broncos?". The Seattle Times. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
^ "Rashaad Penny On 108 Yards Against The Rams". Seahawks.com. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
^ "Penny brothers carry rich genes". Ariozna Cardinals. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
^ "Patience, perseverance pay off for Aztecs running back Rashaad Penny". The San Diego Union Tribune. 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
^ "Cards RB Penny inspires younger brother through draft process". USA Today. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
External links[edit]
- San Diego State Aztecs bio
Rashaad Penny on Twitter
- Seattle Seahawks bio
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Norwalk, California
- Players of American football from California
- American football running backs
- San Diego State Aztecs football players
- All-American college football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
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