Rashaad Penny, 2017
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Running back, San Diego State, 2014–⁠17

Rashaad Penny

Number
No. 20
Height
5′11″
Weight
220 lb
Hometown
Norwalk, CA
Born
Feb 2, 1996

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Rashaad Penny played running back at San Diego State (2014–⁠17). He finished fifth in the 2017 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2017. The Seattle Seahawks took Penny in the first round, No. 27 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,248
Rushing yards, 2017 (San Diego State, 10–⁠3)
Best game
221 yards
Vs. Army, bowl season 2017: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing yards, 2017
Drafted
No. 27
Overall, 2018 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

253rushing yards, career highat Hawai’i, 20174rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Army, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2015 and 2016

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014San Diego State22211.0021
2015San Diego State613686.0455
2016San Diego State1351,0057.41173
2017San Diego State2892,2487.82395
Career4873,6437.53895

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2014San Diego State205000–––
2015San Diego State248043–––
2016San Diego State206242–––
2017San Diego State1752122701
Career812,44972701

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015San Diego State812015.0133
2016San Diego State1522414.9341
2017San Diego State191357.1233
Career4247911.4641

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014San Diego State20RB
2015San Diego State20RB
2016San Diego State20RB
2017San Diego State20RB5′11″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014San Diego State20.39––0.8––
2015San Diego State700.4699th (n=268)0.1232.59%0.24
2016San Diego State1460.4297th (n=259)0.1360.817%0.29
2017San Diego State3220.3192nd (n=287)0.1299.538%0.37

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 San Diego State 13 games, 2,248 rushing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.UC DavisW 38–⁠17211972118–
Sep 9atArizona StateW 30–⁠20182161199–
Sep 16vs.StanfordW 20–⁠17321751–––
Sep 23atAir ForceW 28–⁠24201283–––
Sep 30vs.Northern IllinoisW 34–⁠28251070386–
Oct 7atUNLVW 41–⁠1027170212–
Oct 14vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠3121531117–
Oct 21vs.Fresno StateL 3–⁠2715690457–
Oct 28atHawai’iW 28–⁠7302532116–
Nov 4atSan José StateW 52–⁠7202343–––
Nov 18vs.NevadaW 42–⁠2324222221311
Nov 24vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠102220321331
Dec 23 ✦vs.ArmyL 35–⁠42142214262–
2016 San Diego State 14 games, 1,005 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.New HampshireW 31–⁠09331–––
Sep 10vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠4082801100–
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠2814650–––
Oct 1atSouth AlabamaL 24–⁠429621358–
Oct 8vs.UNLVW 26–⁠7141101–––
Oct 14atFresno StateW 17–⁠315490241–
Oct 21vs.San José StateW 42–⁠391053–––
Oct 28atUtah StateW 40–⁠135160156–
Nov 5vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠081081–––
Nov 12atNevadaW 46–⁠16102082–––
Nov 19atWyomingL 33–⁠345790294–
Nov 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠6341507113–
Dec 3atWyomingW 27–⁠241611722113–
Dec 17 ✦vs.HoustonW 34–⁠109100249–
2015 San Diego State 14 games, 368 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.San DiegoW 37–⁠3160197–
Sep 12atCaliforniaL 7–⁠355340393–
Sep 19vs.South AlabamaL 27–⁠34–––234–
Sep 26atPenn StateL 21–⁠3715502137–
Oct 3vs.Fresno StateW 21–⁠71170118–
Oct 10atHawai’iW 28–⁠14–––234–
Oct 17atSan José StateW 30–⁠75110133–
Oct 23vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠1410381122–
Oct 31atColorado StateW 41–⁠179540381–
Nov 14vs.WyomingW 38–⁠3160250–
Nov 21atUNLVW 52–⁠1418811–––
Nov 28vs.NevadaW 31–⁠146211118–
Dec 5vs.Air ForceW 27–⁠241281487–
Dec 24 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 42–⁠731701100–
2014 San Diego State 10 games, 20 returns, 500 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 6atNorth CarolinaL 27–⁠31–––111–
Sep 20atOregon StateL 7–⁠28–––119–
Sep 27vs.UNLVW 34–⁠17–––115–
Oct 3atFresno StateL 13–⁠24–––367–
Nov 1atNevadaL 14–⁠3012104110–
Nov 8vs.IdahoW 35–⁠21–––141–
Nov 15atBoise StateL 29–⁠38110369–
Nov 21vs.Air ForceW 30–⁠14–––249–
Nov 29vs.San José StateW 38–⁠7–––112–
Dec 23 ✦vs.NavyL 16–⁠17–––3107–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2018
Height5′11″
Weight220 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press13 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 43 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Seattle Seahawks13854192975
2019Seattle Seahawks9653703883
2020Seattle Seahawks31134000
2021Seattle Seahawks101197496648
2022Seattle Seahawks5573462416
2023Philadelphia Eagles31133015
NFL career433481,9511328227

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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