BIOGRAPHY
Rashaad Armein Penny was born on February 2, 1996, in Norwalk, California. He is a running back in the National Football League.
Penny attended and played high school football at Norwalk High School. He had a very productive senior season as he rushed for 2,504 yards and 41 rushing touchdowns on 216 carries and caught 21 passes for 665 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns. He committed to play college football at San Diego State University.
Penny played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs from 2014 to 2017. 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. On September 25, 2017, he received the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week award for the fourth consecutive week. During the 2017 regular season, he ranked first among all Division I FBS players with 2,027 rushing yards. He finished his college career having played 51 games with 3,643 rushing yards, 38 rushing touchdowns, 479 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.
Penny was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut in the Seahawks' season opener against the Denver Broncos. He had seven carries for eight yards to go along with four receptions for 35 yards. Overall, he finished his rookie season with 419 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. In Week 14 of the 2019 season, Penny suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Overall, in the 2019 season, Penny appeared in ten games and recorded 370 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with eight receptions for 83 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. Penny was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list (PUP) at the start of training camp on August 3, 2020. He was moved to the reserve/PUP list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020. Penny was activated from the PUP list into the active roster on December 19, 2020. The Seahawks re-signed Penny on a one-year deal worth $5.7 million on March 20, 2022.
Penny signed with the New York Giants in 2023.
