Washington, Ole Miss to host Louisville transfer RB Peny Boone

Louisville transfer running back Peny Boone will visit Washington this weekend, a source tells On3.

He’s expected to visit Ole Miss next week, too. The former Toledo running back entered the portal this past winter and transferred to the Cardinals. Roughly three months later, the 6-foot-1, 242-pound tailback is back in college football’s free agency.

The 2023 MAC Offensive Player of the Year rushed for 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also tallying 219 yards receiving and a touchdown catch in 2023. Boone is a former Maryland transfer, though his college production really took off at Toledo.

With Dillon Johnson off to the NFL draft, the Huskies need to add an experienced running back to the backfield. Washington running back Tybo Rogers’ has been suspended from team activities, too.

Ole Miss is also in need of help at the running back position. The Rebels lost Quinshon Judkins this winter. The first-team All-SEC selection rushed for 1,158 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2023, while averaging 4.3 yards per carry. He also had 149 receiving yards and two scores. Ole Miss added LSU’s Logan Diggs in January but the Rebels have also been in search of adding another back or two this spring.

In four years in college, Peny Boone has recorded 2,101 yards and 20 touchdowns rushing, as well as 326 yards and one touchdown receiving. Because of his productivity, Boone is likely to get several looks from more high-profile programs.

Before enrolling at Maryland, Boone was a four-star prospect and the No. 380 overall recruit in the 2020 class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He was also the No. 37 running back in his class and the No. 10 overall player in the state of Michigan, hailing from Detroit (MI) Martin Luther King.