 Boone with Maryland in 2021 | |
| UCF Knights–No. 13 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | University Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Peny Boone is an American football running back for the UCF Knights. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins and the Toledo Rockets.
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. [1] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Maryland, College Park over offers from Purdue, Indiana, and Tennessee. [2] [3] [4]
After playing sparingly at Maryland for two seasons, only rushing the ball a total of 58 times, Boone entered the transfer portal. [5]
After transferring to Toledo, Boone rushed for 418 yards and three touchdowns in 2022. [6] The following season, he rushed for 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns, being named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year. [7] Against Western Michigan, Boone rushed for a career-high 211 yards and two touchdowns in a 49–31 victory. [8] On December 26, 2023, Boone announced his decision to enter the transfer portal for a second time. [9]
On January 5, 2024, Boone announced that he would be transferring to the University of Louisville to play for the Louisville Cardinals. [10] [11] However, in April 2024, Boone re-entered the transfer portal without ever appearing with Louisville. [12]
On May 1, 2024, Boone announced his commitment to the University of Central Florida to play for the UCF Knights. [13] [14]
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| UCF Knights | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 3 | 24 | 159 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career [15] | 43 | 391 | 2,256 | 5.8 | 22 | 31 | 335 | 10.8 | 1 | |
Boone is the younger brother of late NFL running back Zurlon Tipton. [16]
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