RBKareem Hunt

Toledo — MAC
  • Height: 5-11
  • Weight: 208
  • Hometown: Willoughby, OH
  • Age: 21

Bio

CAREER: All-time leader in career rushing at UT and third in MAC history with 4,945 yards...Just the third Rocket to reach 4,000 yards rushing... Career rushing average of 6.32 yards per carry ranks rst all-time at UT...Has rushed for over 100 yards in 28 games as a collegian, the most in UT history...Fumbled only once in his career, on Nov. 12, 2013 in the fourth quarter vs. Bu alo...Since that fumble in his freshman season, had 684 rushing attempts and 58 receptions without putting the ball on the ground, a streak of 742 chances without a fumble.

SENIOR (2016): Led MAC and 15th in nation with 1,475 yards rushing...Led MAC and 19th in nation with 113.5 yards per game...Career-best 41 receptions for 403 yards...Three times caught career-best six passes...Rushed for at least 100 yards eight times, coming up one yard short vs. BGSU (99 yards)...Invited to play in Senior Bowl on Jan. 28...Season-high 200 yards and one TD vs. WMU, the third 200-yard game of his career...Also had three receptions for 73 yards vs. Broncos...120 yards and two TDs vs. Appalachian State in Camellia Bowl on Dec .17...107 yards rushing to go with six re- ceptions and career-best 98 yards receiving vs. Ball State...Caught career-long 71-yard TD pass vs. the Cardinals...122 yards rushing and six receptions vs. NIU...136 yards and one TD vs. Akron...87 yards rushing and four receptions vs. CMU...141 yards and one TD vs. EMU...146 yards, one TD and four receptions vs. BYU...123 yards and one TD on 19 carries vs. Fresno State...Rushed for 78 yards and one touchdown in season opener vs. Arkansas State, along with four receptions...On official watch lists for Maxwell Award

JUNIOR (2015): Second-team All-MAC selection...Led team with 973 yards rushing...MAC leader and 23rd in country with 108.1 yards per game...Rushed for 79 yards and two TDs in 32-17 win over Temple in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl...Last rush was a 41-yard TD to seal the win...Rushed for 100+ yards in each of last four regular-season games...139 yards and one TD vs. WMU...Season-high 153 yards and two TDs vs. Bowling Green...Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. BG...113 yards and two TDs vs. CMU...140 yards and two TDs on 25 attempts vs. NIU...90 yards on 20 carries vs. UMass...Returned to lineup with 85 yards rushing and two TDs in 16 attempts vs. Kent State...Sat out Arkansas State and Ball State games due to hamstring injury...Rushed for 129 yards in 24 carries vs. Iowa State...Named MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week for his effort vs. ISU...Nine receptions for 45 yards...Did not play vs. Arkansas due to violation of team policies...Preseason All-America candidate...On preseason “watch lists” for Doak Walker Award (top running back) and Maxwell Award (player of the year).

SOPHOMORE (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.

FRESHMAN (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.