David Pennington
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No. 20 Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||||
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| Strong Safety | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: March 22, 1997 (Age 23) | |||||||||||
| Place of birth: Marianna, Arkansas | |||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: Lee Academy | |||||||||||
| College: Vanderbilt | |||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17 | |||||||||||
| Debuted in 2019 for the Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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David Pennington is an American football strong safety for the Oakland Raiders.
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College career
Pennington was a 5 star recruit from Arkansas who committed to Vanderbilt during his Senior year in High School. He was a 4 year starter for the Commodores, and capped it off with a historic Senior year in which he recorded 8 interceptions, 3 touchdowns, and won the prestigious Chuck Bednarik award, which is given to the best defensive player in college football, for the 2018 season.
College statistics
| Year | Team | Tackles | INT's | Sacks | FF | FR | Blocks | TD's | Safeties |
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| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 47 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Total | 71 | 15 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 1 in | 192 lb | 4.61 s | 4.25 s | 6.97 s | 34.5 in | 10 ft 0 in | 20 reps | |
Draft
Pennington was selected with the 17th overall pick of the 2019 NFLHC Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
2019 Season
Honors and Awards
1x Chuck Bednarik Award (2018)
