.jpg) Fenton with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Born: | (1997-02-17)February 17, 1997 (age 28) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Miami Carol City (Miami Gardens, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina (2015–2018) | ||||||||||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019: 6th round, 201st pick | ||||||||||
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Rashad Fenton (born February 17, 1997) is an American professionalfootballcornerback. He playedcollege football atSouth Carolina. He was selected by theKansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the2019 NFL draft.[1]
Fenton playedhigh school football atMiami Carol City inMiami Gardens, Florida, for coachAubrey Hill, who was coached bySteve Spurrier.[2]
Fenton was ranked as a high end three-star recruit by major recruiting services such asESPN,247Sports, andRivals and held numerousPower 5 offers. Fenton choseSouth Carolina Gamecocks football over Florida and Louisville.[3]
Fenton played four years ofcollege football at theUniversity of South Carolina.[4] Fenton was a solidcover corner who has appeared in 48 games while making 30 starts. Fenton recorded 122 tackles, five interceptions, 24 passes defended, one forced fumble along with one fumble recovery. Fenton logged a 24.8-yard career kick return average, second in school history, including one kickoff return for a touchdown.[5]
Fenton started off his college football career for the2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team as a true freshman seeing limited time and returning kicks. CoachSteve Spurrier resigned mid-season as well.
For the2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team as a true sophomore, Fenton appeared in 12 games with seven starts for first year coachWill Muschamp. For the season Fenton logged 38 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a half a sack, one forced fumble, five pass breakups, and one interception
Prior to his senior campaign the 2018 season, Fenton was named toAthlon Sports’ 2018 pre-season fourth-teamAll-Southeastern Conference (SEC) unit. During his senior season in 2018 he was generally considered the Gamecocks top cover corner. Fenton also split his season playing time at nickel and safety during the 2018 season while starting 12 of 13 games. Fenton recorded 34 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, six pass breakups, and 3 interception (tied for seventh in the SEC). In fact, Fenton had interceptions in three consecutive SEC games, picking off Georgia’sJake Fromm, Vanderbilt’sKyle Shurmur and Kentucky’sTerry Wilson. Fenton was nominated by his peers and received the “Unselfish Teammate Award” in 2018.[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.52 s | 1.59 s | 2.65 s | 4.25 s | 7.06 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 12 reps | |
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Fenton was drafted by theKansas City Chiefs in the sixth round with the 201st overall pick in the2019 NFL draft.[8] In Week 11 against theLos Angeles Chargers onMonday Night Football, Fenton recorded his first career interception offPhilip Rivers in the 24–17 win.[9] In Week 13 against theOakland Raiders, Fenton forced a fumble during a kickoff return onTrevor Davis which was recovered by teammateDorian O'Daniel in the 40–9 win.[10] In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against theHouston Texans, Fenton recorded a sack on wide receiverKenny Stills during the 51–31 win.[11] Fenton wonSuper Bowl LIV with the Chiefs after they defeated theSan Francisco 49ers by a score of 31–20.[12]
Fenton appeared in all 16 regular season matchups. In Week 4 against theNew England Patriots, Fenton recorded his first interception of the season during the 26–10 win.[13] He injured both of his ankles following the Chiefs' Week 17 loss to theLos Angeles Chargers, causing him to miss the Divisional Round win over theCleveland Browns.[14] He returned for the 2020 AFC Championship game, where he interceptedBuffalo Bills' quarterbackJosh Allen in the red zone off a deflection, and returned it 30 yards to preserve a 16-point fourth quarter lead. It was Allen's first career red zone interception in three seasons of being a starter.[15] The Chiefs would go on to win the game to advance toSuper Bowl LV where they would lose 31–9 to theTampa Bay Buccaneers.[16]
Fenton was traded to theAtlanta Falcons on November 1, 2022, in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection in the2023 NFL draft.[17]
On March 30, 2023, Fenton signed with theArizona Cardinals.[18] He was placed oninjured reserve on August 14, 2023.[19]
