2024 Football Roster
Roster
Raymond, Rashad

Jersey Number 5
Rashad Raymond
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Newark, NJ
- Previous School:
- VMI
Bio
2024: Redshirted…Played in six games for the Skyhawks at running back…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs...Tallied 25 carries for 48 yards and two touchdowns…Notched a season-best 13 carries for 25 yards and a touchdown against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 7)…Rushed for a touchdown against New Hampshire (Nov. 30) in the FCS playoffs.
BEFORE UTM: Was a mainstay in the offensive backfield for head coaches Danny Rocco and Scott Wachenheim at Virginia Military Institute…Was part of a historic run as the Keydets pieced together back-to-back winning seasons in 2020-21 for the first time since 1961-62, winning the Southern Conference during the 2020-21 spring season (6-2 overall, 6-1 league)…Played in 40 games, gaining 1,315 yards on 301 carries with four touchdowns…Added 328 career receiving yards on 48 receptions…Set a career-highs with 492 rushing yards (on 90 carries) and touchdowns (three) in 2021…Sported the most carries (102) of his VMI career in 2023, gaining 387 yards on the ground…Established career-highs in rushing attempts (20) and rushing yards (163) with an 80-yard touchdown scamper at Mercer on Oct. 16, 2021…Also had a 100-plus yard outing (105 on 19 totes) against Western Carolina on Nov. 20 in the 2021 season finale…Graduated from Jireh Preparatory Academy, located in Matthews, NC…Rushed for 50 yards and scored a touchdown against the Naval Academy…Was a four-year starter at Cinnaminson High School…Scored exactly 100 points (15 touchdowns, five 2-point conversions) while going off for 1,406 yards of total offense as a junior…Accounted for another 1,400-yard season with 21 touchdowns (132 of the 248 points that CHS scored) in 2018…Returned a kickoff for a 90-yard touchdown during his sophomore season.
PERSONAL: Born on July 5, 2001…Son of Ray and Marie Raymond…Majoring in civil engineering.
BEFORE UTM: Was a mainstay in the offensive backfield for head coaches Danny Rocco and Scott Wachenheim at Virginia Military Institute…Was part of a historic run as the Keydets pieced together back-to-back winning seasons in 2020-21 for the first time since 1961-62, winning the Southern Conference during the 2020-21 spring season (6-2 overall, 6-1 league)…Played in 40 games, gaining 1,315 yards on 301 carries with four touchdowns…Added 328 career receiving yards on 48 receptions…Set a career-highs with 492 rushing yards (on 90 carries) and touchdowns (three) in 2021…Sported the most carries (102) of his VMI career in 2023, gaining 387 yards on the ground…Established career-highs in rushing attempts (20) and rushing yards (163) with an 80-yard touchdown scamper at Mercer on Oct. 16, 2021…Also had a 100-plus yard outing (105 on 19 totes) against Western Carolina on Nov. 20 in the 2021 season finale…Graduated from Jireh Preparatory Academy, located in Matthews, NC…Rushed for 50 yards and scored a touchdown against the Naval Academy…Was a four-year starter at Cinnaminson High School…Scored exactly 100 points (15 touchdowns, five 2-point conversions) while going off for 1,406 yards of total offense as a junior…Accounted for another 1,400-yard season with 21 touchdowns (132 of the 248 points that CHS scored) in 2018…Returned a kickoff for a 90-yard touchdown during his sophomore season.
PERSONAL: Born on July 5, 2001…Son of Ray and Marie Raymond…Majoring in civil engineering.
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