Rashad Andre Jennings (born March 26, 1985) is an American former professional football running back.

[4] Jennings began his college career at Pittsburgh in 2005,[5] only the fourth true freshman running back to start there.

[10] He scored his first career touchdown in Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs, rushing for 29 yards.

[17] Due to a contract holdout by starter Maurice Jones-Drew, Jennings was named the starting running back for the team's 2012 regular season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.

[18] Jones-Drew returned to the starting lineup the following week Jennings resumed his role as a backup until a shoulder injury on December 24, 2012, landed him on injured reserve for the second consecutive year.

McFadden spent much of the season on the sideline due to injuries, forcing Jennings to start eight games in his place.

[28] Jennings played in 13 games in 2016, rushing for 593 yards, his lowest total since 2013, and scored three touchdowns on 181 carries.

[33][34] On March 1, 2017, Jennings was revealed as one of the contestants who would compete on Season 24 of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with professional dancer Emma Slater.

In November 2017, Jennings returned to 25th season in Week eight,[37] to participate in a trio Cha-cha-cha with Drew Scott and his professional partner Emma Slater.

[39] Jennings later returned in season 27 as a trio partner once again to DeMarcus Ware and Lindsay Arnold.

In 2016, Jennings appeared in one episode of the STARZ series, Power, as a guest in the club Truth.

[42] In 2017, Jennings also appeared in one episode of the NBC series Great News as Portia’s fiancé, Carvell.

[43] In January 2019, Rashad appeared as the guest co-host with Nev Schulman in the MTV show Catfish.