Rashad Jennings

Class:
Senior
Position:
RB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Prev School:
Liberty Christian Academy (Pittsburgh)
Hometown:
Forest, Va.

2008 Big South Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
2008 Big South Preseason All-Conference Selection
Offensive Team Captain
Coaching Insight: Has the chance to make a big statement this season … has a complete package of skills as a running back … a big, physical back with 4.4 speed … continually works towards improvement … great hands completes his total package of speed and agility … improved his blocking during spring camp … continues the line of excellent running backs to suit up for Liberty … 2007 (Jr.): Big South Offensive Player of the Year … Big South preseason all-conference honoree … Big South first-team all-conference selection … four-time Big South Offensive Player of the Week … VaSID first-team all-state selection … named to the Sports Network honorable-mention All-America team … offensive team captain … started the last nine games of the year … sat out the first two games of the year due to an NCAA rule violation … bested his Big South first-team all-conference numbers from 2006, leading the Big South in rushing yards per game (123.7), rushing touchdowns (15) and scoring (104) … ranked second in the Big South in total rushing yards (1,113) and all-purpose yards (1,389) … set a new Big South record with 15 rushing touchdowns, 154.3 all-purpose yards per game average, total touchdowns scored and scoring … ranked No. 13 nationally in average rushing yards per game, No. 6 in scoring and No. 26 in all-purpose yardage … surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark in seven out of nine games played during year … yards per rush average ranks eighth best in Big South history … rushing yarded ranks fifth best in league … rushed for 100 or more yards during a five-game stretch, which ranks fourth best in program history … his 1,113 rush yards was the third most by a junior in school history … 154.3 average all-purpose yards ranks fifth in program history … 15 rushing touchdowns ranks tied for second in single-season school history … set a new program record for scoring by a junior with 104 points … scored two or more touchdowns in six out of nine games … named Big South Player of the Week and Sports Media Entertainment Network Player of the Week after rushing for 114 yards on 28 carries and two touchdown against William & Mary … tabbed Big South Player of the Week following the Toledo game in which he rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns … garnered Big South Player of the Week honors following the Charleston Southern game in which he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries … grabbed his fourth Big South Player of the Week honors following his performance against Gardner-Webb where he rushed for 114 yards on 26 carries … rushed for a season-high three touchdowns to go along with 172 rushing yards to lead the Flames to a victory over Coastal Carolina … 2006 (So.): Big South first-team all-conference selection … Football Gazette Central All-Region third-team honoree … I-AA.org Preseason all-conference honorable mention … saw playing time in all 11 games, starting nine contests … led the team by rushing for 1,020 yards, ranking fifth most by a sophomore in school history … averaged a team-best 5.7 yards per rushing attempt … ranked 35th nationally in rushing yards per game (92.7) … posted five 100-yard games throughout the year, ranking him ninth on Liberty's all-time 100-yard game list … finished the year two yards behind VMI's Sean Mizzer (1,022) atop the Big South's rushing list … ranked sixth in the conference in total offense (92.7 yards per game) … ranked fourth in the league in all-purpose yards (97.8 per game) … ranked fourth in the Big South in scoring (5.5 points per game) … tallied 60 points on the year to rank second on the team during the year and fifth best by a sophomore in program history … rushed for 160 yards against St. Paul's and 161 yards against Glenville State, becoming the 11th player in program history to post back-to-back 100-yard games … was named the team's "Offensive Game Ball" winner against Glenville State after rushing for 161 yards on 15 carries (10.7 average) and three touchdowns … was named the team's "Offensive Game Ball" winner against Savannah State, as he posted his second three-touchdown game of the year, while rushing for 194 yards on 21 attempts (9.2 average per contest) … Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Pittsburgh … finished second on the Panthers' roster by rushing for 411 yards and a touchdown as a true freshman … led the squad by averaging 51.4 rushing yards in eight games, including a season-best 102 yards and a score against Cincinnati … started the season opener against Notre Dame and rushed for 29 yards on seven carries in his first collegiate game … became just the fourth true freshman to start a season-opening game at Pittsburgh [also Tony Dorsett (1973), Brandon Williams (1998) and Raymond Kirkley (2001)] … Prep: Graduated from Liberty Christian Academy where he was as a two-year starter at tailback and linebacker … rushed for a combined 3,287 yards and 56 touchdowns and was a two-time first-team All-Virginia (Division 2), two-time first-team All-Virginia Independent Conference and two-time Lynchburg News & Advance all-area selection … as a senior, averaged 10.3 yards per carry, compiling 1,978 yards on 192 attempts ... scored 33 total touchdowns in 2003, including 28 rushing, two receiving and three on returns (two interceptions and one fumble return) ... also had six receptions for 146 yards (24.3 avg.) ... defensively had 75 tackles ... LCA's Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year ... as a junior, averaged 9.2 yards per carry, rushing for 1,309 yards on 142 attempts ... scored 23 total touchdowns as a junior, including 19 rushing, three receiving and one on a fumble return ... had 15 receptions for 285 yards, averaging 19 yards per catch ... led the team to a two-year record of 18-4-1 and two state playoff berths ... team went 10-1-1 in 2003, finishing as the Virginia Division 2 runner-up ... rated one of the top 25 prospects in Virginia by Rivals100.com ... SuperPrep All-Mid Atlantic Team ... rated Virginia's No. 30 prospect by SuperPrep ... PrepStar All-Atlantic Team ... also played basketball at LCA … Personal: Son of Albert and Deborah Jennings … birthday is on March 26 … is a general studies major at Liberty.