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Rashad Fenton

  • position DB
  • height 5-11
  • weight 188
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High school Miami Carol City
  • position DB
  • height 5-11
  • weight 188
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High school Miami Carol City

Rashad Fenton Bio

2019 NFL Draft Combine Invite

2018 Unselfish Teammate Award

Solid cover corner who has appeared in 48 games over the past four seasons making 30 starts… recorded 122 tackles, five interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery with 24 passes defended… logged a 24.8-yard career kick return average, second in school history, including one kickoff return for a touchdown.

2018: Senior defensive back who is generally considered the Gamecocks’ top cover corner… also used at nickel and safety this season… one of three players selected by his peers for the Unselfish Teammate Award for the defense… started 12 of 13 games… recorded 34 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and six pass breakups… tied for seventh in the SEC with three interceptions… had interceptions in three consecutive SEC games, picking off Georgia’s Jake Fromm, Vanderbilt’s Kyle Shurmur and Kentucky’s Terry Wilson… named to Athlon Sports’ 2018 pre-season fourth-team All-SEC unit.

2017: Played in all 13 games, making 11 starts… ranked sixth on the team with 48 tackles, including 42 solo stops… had an interception and a fumble recovery to go with eight pass breakups… also returned 10 kicks for 209 yards with a long of 31… registered six tackles and recovered a fumble in the season-opening win over NC State… set a career high with seven tackles at Texas A&M and added a pass breakup… credited with four tackles and four pass breakups in the Vanderbilt win… matched his career high with seven tackles at Georgia… led the team with six tackles versus Florida, including a tackle for loss… logged his second career interception against Wofford.

2016: Appeared in 12 games with seven starts… logged 38 tackles, with five pass breakups and an interception… had a tackle, a pair of pass breakups and a forced fumble in a starting assignment at Vandy… got the start and made four solo stops at both Mississippi State and at Kentucky… missed the Georgia game with an injury… returned a pair of kicks for 72 yards, including a 50-yard effort and broke up one pass in the UMass win… made four tackles and combined with Darius English for his first career half-sack in the Tennessee win… had five tackles, one TFL and an interception against Missouri… his pick came on the Carolina 2-yard line and stopped a likely Mizzou score, keeping the game tied at 21… logged a career-high six tackles at Clemson… tallied five stops in the Birmingham Bowl vs. USF.

2015: Saw action in 10 games… credited with two tackles… averaged 26.1 yards on 14 kick returns, ranking fifth in the SEC… did not play against North Carolina… saw extensive action at cornerback in the second half against Kentucky and Georgia… broke loose on the first kickoff return of his career at LSU, rambling 96 yards to paydirt… it was the first time he touched the ball in his collegiate career and was the Gamecocks’ first kick return for a score since the 2002 season… also logged a pair of tackles against the Tigers… did not make the trip to Tennessee… had three kick returns for 83 yards against The Citadel… had four kick returns for 88 yards against Clemson.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Miami Carol City High School in Miami Gardens, Fla. in 2015… coached by Aubrey Hill, who played for Coach Spurrier at Florida… played in the International Bowl in Arlington, Texas, following the season… started on the varsity squad at Norland High as a freshman… rated a three-star prospect by Rivals… is a three-star prospect and the 119th-best cornerback in the country according to Scout… considered a three-star prospect, the 58th-best player in the state of Florida and the 45th-best cornerback in the country by 247Sports… regarded as a three-star prospect, the 224th-best player in the state and the No. 97 cornerback in the country by ESPN… selected South Carolina over Louisville and Florida.

PERSONAL: Rashad Khambrell Fenton was born February 17, 1997… is an interdisciplinary studies major.