Peny Boone

Height:
6-1
Weight:
235
Position:
RB
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Martin Luther King
Prev School:
Toledo

Before Louisville: Played two seasons at Toledo and one season at Maryland … has one season of eligibility remaining … rushed for 1,843 yards and 18 touchdowns in two seasons at Toledo … became Toledo's first Offensive Player of the Year since Logan Woodside in 2017, and just the third ever in school history in 2023 … turned in one of the finest seasons ever by a Rocket running back in 2023 and ranks among the national leaders in rushing yards per carry (7.43-2nd), total rushing yards (1,400-5th), rushing yards per game (113.2-7th), rushing touchdowns (15-8th) and total touchdowns (16-11th) … rushed for 211 yards and two scores against Western Michigan and a 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus Central Michigan … three-time MAC West Offensive Player of the Week … totaled eight 100-plus yard rushing performances … averaged 129.8 yards per game in eight league contests against MAC schools … finished third on team with 443 yards rushing in 2022 at Toledo...rushed for 52 yards on 12 carries vs. LIU in his Rocket debut... totaled two rushing touchdowns in the win over UMass... 41 rushing yards on eight carries at Ohio State... did not play due to injury vs. CMU... rushed for a previous career-high 84 rushing yards vs. Kent State …rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries in 2021 at Maryland....totaled a season-high 42 yards against Michigan State....played in four of Maryland’s five games in 2020, rushing for 86 yards on 19 carries in a reserve role.

High School: 18th-ranked running back in the country according to Rivals...rushed for 1,282 yards on 129 carries and 22 touchdowns as a senior in 2019....won two state championships at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit....High school coach was Ty Spencer … parents are George and Cortrice Boone ... Younger brother of former NFL running back Zurlon Tipton...Major is university studies.