Kareem Hunt

Short Biography

Kareem AJ Hunt (born August 6, 1995) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo.Early years Hunt attended South High School in Willoughby, Ohio. He rushed for 2, 685 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior and 2, 519 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior. Hunt was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to the University of Toledo to play college football.College career As a true freshman at Toledo in 2013, Hunt played in 12 games with three starts and rushed for 866 yards on 137 carries with six touchdowns. As a sophomore, he played in 10 games, missing three due to injury. He rushed for 1, 631 yards on 205 carries with 16 touchdowns. He was the MVP of the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl victory over Arkansas State after rushing for 271 yards and five touchdowns, which tied an NCAA record with Barry Sanders. Hunt was suspended for the first two games of his junior year in 2015 due to a violation of team rules. He returned for the third game, but was injured during the game and missed the next two games. In 2016, Hunt played all 13 games, leading the MAC in both rush attempts (262) and yards (1, 475), including 200 yards rushing in the loss at #14 Western Michigan. His 4, 945 career rushing yards broke Chester Taylor's school record, and was third all time in the MAC. He also holds career school records for yards per rush (6.3, min. 100 rushes), and total yards from scrimmage (5, 500)#3 Kareem HuntPosition: RBHeight: 6-0Weight: 225Hometown: Willoughby, OHHigh School: SouthCareer Has rushed for over 100 yards in 15 of 22 games as a collegian, including 11 straight and 15 in his last 16...Ranks ninth in career rushing at UT with 2, 497 yards despite having played in just two seasons...In games with at least 10 rushing attempts, he has only failed to reach 100 yards once in his career (91 yards in 19 attempts vs. NIU in 2013)...Career rushing average of 7.3 yards per carry ranks first all-time at UT.2015 Listed at No. 1 at running back in preseason depth chart...All-America candidate...On preseason “watch lists” for Doak Walker Award (top running back) and Maxwell Award (player of the year).2014 First-team All-MAC selection...Led MAC and 10th in nation with 1, 631 yards rushing...Second-highest rushing total in Toledo history...Led MAC and third in nation with 163.1 yards per game...Led league and ranked second nationally with 7.96 yards per carry...Became the 15th Rocket to gain 1, 000 yards in a season in first quarter vs. BGSU...Third-fastest player in school history to reach the 1000-yard mark, doing so in 27 quarters...Rushed for 100 or more yards in all 10 games in which he played...Gained career-best 271 yards and scored five TDs in Toledo’s 63-44 win over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl...271 yards rushing ranks fourth all-time at UT...Five TDs tied the all-time bowl record set by two others, most recently Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders in the 1988 Holiday Bowl...Named MVP of the GoDaddy Bowl and named to All-Bowl Team by the Associated Press...Rushed for 265 yards and scored two TDs on 30 attempts in 27-20 win vs. BGSU... 265 yards rushing is the fifth-highest in UT history...Career-best 91-yard touchdown run vs. BGSU was the third-longest rush in Toledo history...198 yards on 26 carries vs. UMass on Oct. 25...Returned to lineup vs. UMass after missing previous three games due to ankle injury...Rushed for 142 yards on 12 carries vs. Ball State, all in the first half...Rushed for 101 yards on 12 carries vs. Cincinnati, all in the first half...Did not play in the second half of both those games due to injuries...Gained 148 yards and scored three TDs on just 15 carries vs. Missouri...Rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries vs. New Hampshire...Nine receptions for 39 yards.2013 Second on team and ninth in MAC with 866 yards rushing...Ninth in MAC in rushing yards per game (72.2)...Second among running backs in MAC behind David Fluellen with 6.3 yards per carry...Rushed for over 100 yards five times...String was snapped when he gained 91 yards vs. NIU...Rushed for 103 yards in regular-season finale vs. Akron before coming out of game in third quarter due to injury...Gained season-high 186 yards on 31 carries vs. Buffalo...Rushed for 168 yards and two TDs on 20 attempts vs. EMU...Started in place of injured David Fluellen in EMU and Buffalo games...Rushed for 127 yards on 15 carries vs. Navy...114 yards on 21 attempts at Bowling Green...Also has 12 receptions for 68 yards.High School Rushed for 2, 685 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior, setting the all-time rushing record for Lake County...Averaged 11 yards per carry for the 10-1 Rebels...Earned first-team all-state, all-district and all-conference honors...Three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 24/7Sports...Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns...Finalist for "Mr. Football" in Ohio...As a junior, rushed for 2, 519 yards and 39 TDs on nine yards per carry, earning first-team all-conference honors...Played basketball...Reached 6-feet-8 inches in the high jump and 23-feet-3 inches in the long jump...High School coach was Matt Duffy.Personal Full name is Kareem AJ Hunt...Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1995...Parents are Kareem Hunt and Stephanie Riggins...Has one brother, Clarence Riggins...Undecided on academic major. Career StatisticsYear G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2013 12/3 137 866 6.3 6 522014 10/10 205 1631 8.0 16 91Totals 22/13 342 2497 7.3 22 91Career Game HighsRushing Yards: 271 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)Rushing Attempts: 32 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)Rushing TDs: 5 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)Longest Run: 91 (Bowling Green, 11-19-14)