Peny Boone
{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Peny Boone
| image = Peny Boone (51695802441) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Boone with Maryland in 2021
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| position = Running back/Fullback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|8}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 232
| high_school = Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan)
| college = Maryland (2020–2021)
Toledo (2022–2023)
UCF (2024)
| undraftedyear = 2024
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2025}})*
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| highlights =
- MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
- First team All-MAC (2023)
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Peny Boone (born May 8, 2002) is an American football running back. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins, Toledo Rockets and UCF Knights.
High school career
Boone attended Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan. As a junior, Boone rushed for 773 yards and eight touchdowns. He finished his junior year rushing for 111 yards in the state title game, leading Martin Luther King to a state title.{{Cite web |last=Goricki |first=David |title='I loved it': Detroit King four-star RB Peny Boone commits to Maryland |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/06/17/detroit-king-four-star-rb-peny-boone-commits-maryland-football/1477886001/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}} A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Maryland, College Park over offers from Purdue, Indiana, and Tennessee.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-17 |title=Michigan 4-star RB Peny Boone commits to Maryland over Pitt, West Virginia |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2019/peny-boone-maryland-commits-4-star-michigan |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=USA TODAY High School Sports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-06-17 |title=Maryland football gets first 4-star commit for 2020 in Michigan running back Peny Boone |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2019/06/17/maryland-football-gets-first-4-star-commit-for-2020-in-michigan-running-back-peny-boone/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Capital Gazette |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-06-17 |title=Four-star running back Peny Boone commits to Maryland football |url=https://dbknews.com/2019/06/17/maryland-football-recruiting-mike-locksley-ebony-jackson-peny-boone/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Diamondback |language=en-US}}
College career
After playing sparingly at Maryland for two seasons, only rushing the ball a total of 58 times, Boone entered the transfer portal.{{Cite web |last=III |first=King W. Motley |date=2021-11-28 |title=Former four-star RB Peny Boone announces departure from Maryland |url=http://dcsportsking.com/2021/11/28/former-four-star-rb-peny-boone-announces-departure-from-maryland/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=DC Sports King |language=en-US}}
After transferring to Toledo, Boone rushed for 418 yards and three touchdowns in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Slimmer Peny Boone a weapon for Toledo football offense |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2023/09/09/ut-football-slimmer-peny-boone-a-weapon-offense/stories/20230909096 |date=2023-09-09 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Blade |language=en}} The following season, he rushed for 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns, being named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Cody |date=2023-12-26 |title=Wyoming to Face Big Task -- Literally -- in Toledo's Peny Boone |url=https://7220sports.com/wyoming-to-face-big-task-literally-in-toledos-peny-boone/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=7220 Sports |language=en}} Against Western Michigan, Boone rushed for a career-high 211 yards and two touchdowns in a 49–31 victory.{{Cite web |title=Boone rushes for 211 yards, including 2 4th-quarter TDs, and Toledo beats WMU in MAC opener |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/09/23/boone-rushes-for-211-yards-including-2-4th-quarter-tds-and-toledo-beats-wmu-in-mac-opener/70949412007/ |date=2023-09-23 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} On December 26, 2023, Boone announced his decision to enter the transfer portal for a second time.{{Cite web |title=Toledo RB Boone enters transfer portal |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2023/12/26/toledo-rb-boone-enters-transfer-portal/stories/20231226108 |date=2023-12-26 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Blade |language=en}}
On January 5, 2024, Boone announced that he would be transferring to the University of Louisville to play for the Louisville Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=Former Toledo running back Boone selects Louisville as transfer destination |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2024/01/05/ut-football-peny-boone-louisville-transfer-destination-running-back-rockets/stories/20231228128 |date=2024-01-05 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=The Blade |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-06 |title=Louisville stays busy, adds Toledo transfer Boone |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39249527/louisville-adds-toledo-transfer-peny-boone |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} However, in April 2024, Boone re-entered the transfer portal without ever appearing with Louisville.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-16 |title=Louisville RB Boone to enter portal again |url=https://www.espn.com.au/college-football/story/_/id/39952116/louisville-rb-peny-boone-enter-transfer-portal-again |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
= UCF =
On May 1, 2024, Boone announced his commitment to the University of Central Florida to play for the UCF Knights.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=UCF adding ex-Toledo RB Boone in transfer portal |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/40064256/ucf-adding-ex-toledo-rb-peny-boone-transfer-portal |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=After re-entering transfer portal, former Toledo RB Boone lands at Central Florida |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2024/05/01/former-toledo-rb-boone-lands-at-central-florida/stories/20240501098 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=The Blade |language=en}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Maryland Terrapins|color=white}}"| Maryland Terrapins | |||||||||
| 2020
| 4 || 19 || 86 || 4.5 || 0 || 2 || 21 || 10.5 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2021
| 10 || 39 || 172 || 4.4 || 2 || 3|| 2 || 0.7 || 0 | |||||||||
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toledo Rockets|color=white}}"| Toledo Rockets | |||||||||
| 2022
| 13|| 115 || 439 || 3.8 || 3 || 11 || 93 || 8.5 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2023
| 13|| 194|| 1,400|| 7.2|| 15|| 15|| 219|| 14.6|| 1 | |||||||||
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCF Knights|color=white}}"| UCF Knights | |||||||||
| 2024
| 6 || 34 || 208 || 6.1 || 2 || 1 || 9 || 9.0 || 0 | |||||||||
| Career{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/peny-boone-1.html|title=Peny Boone College Stats|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=December 28, 2023}} | 46 | 401 | 2,305 | 5.7 | 22 | 32 | 344 | 10.8 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11 5/8
| weight = 226
| dash = 4.69
| ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.70
| shuttle = 4.36
| cone drill = 6.93
| vertical = 30.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| arm span = 31
| hand span = 8 5/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1039431&DraftYear=2025 |title=Peny Boone College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 8, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://mktg.zebra.com/BigXIIProDayInsights |title=Big 12 Pro Day Performance Tracker |website=MKTG.Zebra.com |access-date=April 8, 2025}}
}}
Personal life
Boone is the younger brother of late NFL running back Zurlon Tipton.{{Cite web |last=Zuke |first=Ryan |date=2018-07-17 |title=Detroit King RB motivated by message from late brother Zurlon Tipton |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/detroit/2018/07/message_from_late_brother_driv.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=mlive |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://umterps.com/sports/football/roster/peny-boone/9408 Maryland Terrapins bio]
- [https://utrockets.com/sports/football/roster/peny-boone/8363 Toledo Rockets bio]
- [https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/peny-boone/14619 Louisville Cardinals bio]
- [https://ucfknights.com/sports/football/roster/player/peny-boone UCF Knights bio]
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Category:Maryland Terrapins football players
Category:Toledo Rockets football players
Category:American football running backs
Category:Players of American football from Detroit
Category:Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School alumni