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Player Dossier
2014-2017San Diego State
Rashaad Penny
RB • 5'11" • 220 lbs • Norwalk, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Rashaad Penny leans workhorse runner traits and 73.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Rashaad Penny built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Norwalk, CA wearing No. 20, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Rashaad Penny's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 27
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Rashaad Penny, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · San Diego State. Rashaad Penny leans workhorse runner traits and 73.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,122
- Rushing yards
- 3,643
- Receiving yards
- 479
- Touchdowns
- 57
Quick Answers
Rashaad Penny quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,122
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Neumann Goretti
- High school pipeline
- Neumann Goretti · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 27 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 2,383 scrimmage yards · RB 1st (top 1%) · Mountain West 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | San Diego State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | San Diego State | 10 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | San Diego State | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 43.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 14 | 471 | 351 | 120 | 7 | 43.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 14 | 1,215 | 995 | 220 | 18 | 55.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 214 | 221 | -7 | 4 | 88.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 2,169 | 2,027 | 142 | 27 | 88.1 |
Related Context
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Rashaad Penny played RB for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rashaad Penny recorded 3,643 rushing yards, 479 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
San Diego State paired 2,383 primary output with 73.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 73.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Win with 254 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
183.3
Efficiency
73.8
Usage
43.6
Consistency
78.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 214. UC Davis: 197. Arizona State: 254. Stanford: 206. Air Force: 146. Northern Illinois: 139. UNLV: 178. Boise State: 53. Fresno State: 78. Hawai'i: 253. San José State: 234. Nevada: 228. New Mexico: 203
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 15 by 100. UC Davis: 21 by 89.1. Arizona State: 22 by 98.1. Stanford: 37 by 57.4. Air Force: 23 by 66.4. Northern Illinois: 27 by 48.2. UNLV: 29 by 64.9. Boise State: 21 by 26.3. Fresno State: 16 by 49.1. Hawai'i: 30 by 85.1. San José State: 20 by 98.8. Nevada: 25 by 88. New Mexico: 22 by 88.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins203.8 · Games = 10 · +88.8 vs Losses
Losses115 · Games = 3 · -88.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | @ Army100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 35-42 | 14 | 221 | 15.80 | 4 | 1 | -7 | 14.3 |
| Fri 11/24 | vs New Mexico100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-10 | 22 | 203 | 9.20 | 2 | — | — | 9.2 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Nevada100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-23 | 24 | 222 | 9.30 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9.1 |
| Sun 11/5 | @ San José State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-7 | 20 | 234 | 11.70 | 3 | — | — | 11.7 |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Hawai'i100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-7 | 30 | 253 | 8.40 | 2 | — | — | 8.4 |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Fresno State | L 3-27 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.9 |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Boise State | L 14-31 | 21 | 53 | 2.50 | 1 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sun 10/8 | @ UNLV100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-10 | 27 | 170 | 6.30 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6.1 |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Northern Illinois100 rush yards | W 34-28 | 25 | 107 | 4.30 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Air Force100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 28-24 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.3 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Stanford100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 20-17 | 32 | 175 | 5.50 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 5.6 |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 30-20 | 18 | 216 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 11.5 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs UC Davis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-17 | 21 | 197 | 9.40 | 2 | — | — | 9.4 |
Player Story
Rashaad Penny story
Rashaad Penny built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Norwalk, CA wearing No. 20, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Rashaad Penny's career was his backfield work: 3,643 rushing yards, 487 carries, 38 rushing touchdowns, and 479 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 479 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 2,519 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Rashaad Penny moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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2014-2017
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Season Value Progression
20142014201520152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | San Diego State | 22 | 55.2 | 0.4 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | San Diego State | 22 | 55.2 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | San Diego State | 488 | 66.3 | 8.4 | 466 |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 488 | 66.3 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 1,229 | 64.1 | 18.7 | 741 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1,229 | 64.1 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 2,383 | 73.8 | 43.6 | 1,154 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 2,383 | 73.8 | 43.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona State
Week 2 · W 30-20
Win with 254 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
254
Scrimmage Yards
99.4 takeover
254 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.
#2
@ Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 28-7 · Conference game
253
Scrimmage Yards
94.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
253 scrimmage yards and 51.7 usage.
#3
@ Army
Week 1 · L 35-42 · Postseason
214
Scrimmage Yards
94.8 takeover
Loss with 214 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
214 scrimmage yards and 55.6 usage.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 12 · W 42-23 · Conference game
228
Scrimmage Yards
92.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
228 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 35-10 · Conference game
203
Scrimmage Yards
89.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
203 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · San Diego State
2,383 primary output · 73.8 efficiency · 43.6 usage
88.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · San Diego State
88.1
2,383 primary · 73.8 efficiency · 43.6 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · San Diego State
55.5
1,229 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 18.7 usage
Milestones
16
100+ rush yards
12
150+ scrimmage yards
13
2+ TD games
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