Rashad Jennings

Rashad Jennings (born March 26, 1985 in Forest, Virginia) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Liberty.

College career
He went to Pittsburgh in 2005 and became only the fourth true freshman running back to start there. However, his father became ill, and he transferred to Liberty to be closer to home in spring 2006. He was suspended for the first two games of the 2007 season due to a rules violation concerning a campus housing stipend. Despite this, he excelled at Liberty, setting a Big South Conference record with 3,633 yards with 42 TDs and a 5.7 yards per carry average.

Jacksonville Jaguars
After being coached by the Jacksonville Jaguars' staff during the 2009 Senior Bowl, Jennings was selected by them in the seventh round (250th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He scored his first career touchdown in Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs, rushing for 28 yards. In 2011, he suffered a concussion in the first preseason game, and then injured his knee in the third pre-season game. After the preseason, he was placed on injured reserve, ending his 2011 season.

Jennings was named the starting running back for the team's 2012 regular season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. This was due to a contract holdout by Maurice Jones-Drew, who reported to the team just one week before the game. Jones-Drew returned to the starting lineup the following week against the Houston Texans. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 24, 2012.