Running back, Auburn, 2021–⁠24

Jarquez Hunter

Number
No. 27
Height
5′10″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Philadelphia, MS
Born
Dec 29, 2002, in Philadelphia, Mississippi

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Jarquez Hunter played running back at Auburn (2021–⁠24). The Los Angeles Rams took Hunter in round 4, No. 117 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,201
Rushing yards, 2024 (Auburn, 5–⁠7)
Best game
278 yards
At Kentucky, week 9, 2024: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 117
Round 4, 2025 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

278rushing yards, career highat Kentucky, 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Texas A&M, 2024

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Auburn895936.7394
2022Auburn1046756.5748
2023Auburn1599095.7767
2024Auburn1871,2016.4850
Career5393,3786.32594

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Auburn12615.1114
2022Auburn1722413.2262
2023Auburn181186.6047
2024Auburn211557.4118
Career685588.2462

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Auburn101950
2022Auburn143020
2023Auburn1200
Career255170

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Auburn420000
2022Auburn220000
2023Auburn330000
Career970000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Auburn27RBFr.
2022Auburn27RBSo.
2023Auburn27RBJr.
2024Auburn27RBSr.5′10″209

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Auburn1030.2062nd (n=277)0.1620.111%0.20
2022Auburn1250.3592nd (n=470)0.1444.016%0.21
2023Auburn1810.1339th (n=450)0.1723.024%0.22
2024Auburn2080.2984th (n=434)0.1659.627%0.27

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Auburn 12 games, 1,201 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Alabama A&MW 73–⁠34531–––
Sep 7vs.CaliforniaL 14–⁠21126803110
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 45–⁠192015211141
Sep 21vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠2412670–––
Sep 28vs.OklahomaL 21–⁠27179702210
Oct 5atGeorgiaL 13–⁠31139111160
Oct 19atMissouriL 17–⁠21195702280
Oct 26atKentuckyW 24–⁠102327824190
Nov 2vs.VanderbiltL 7–⁠17125003210
Nov 16vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠14141020120
Nov 23vs.Texas A&MW 43–⁠412813034230
Nov 30atAlabamaL 14–⁠2813560–––
2023 Auburn 12 games, 909 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atCaliforniaW 14–⁠1011530140
Sep 16vs.SamfordW 45–⁠1311371–––
Sep 23atTexas A&ML 10–⁠279530–––
Sep 30vs.GeorgiaL 20–⁠2719591–––
Oct 14atLSUL 18–⁠487161370
Oct 21vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠28159123540
Oct 28vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠131714402260
Nov 4atVanderbiltW 31–⁠15191832230
Nov 11atArkansasW 48–⁠101610902140
Nov 18vs.New Mexico StateL 10–⁠318270330
Nov 25vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠2714930–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.MarylandL 13–⁠3113440270
2022 Auburn 12 games, 675 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MercerW 42–⁠168343–––
Sep 10vs.San José StateW 24–⁠168411–––
Sep 17vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠4151603371
Sep 24vs.MissouriW 17–⁠147130–––
Oct 1vs.LSUL 17–⁠2163502700
Oct 8atGeorgiaL 10–⁠4252003731
Oct 15atOle MissL 34–⁠4810800150
Oct 29vs.ArkansasL 27–⁠4161814120
Nov 5atMississippi StateL 33–⁠3912541–––
Nov 12vs.Texas A&MW 13–⁠101312101120
Nov 19vs.Western KentuckyW 41–⁠17131091–––
Nov 26atAlabamaL 27–⁠491113403150
2021 Auburn 13 games, 593 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.AkronW 60–⁠1091101–––
Sep 11vs.Alabama StateW 62–⁠0814711140
Sep 18atPenn StateL 20–⁠2896302100
Sep 25vs.Georgia StateW 34–⁠2410620260
Oct 2atLSUW 24–⁠1966511100
Oct 9vs.GeorgiaL 10–⁠345180220
Oct 16atArkansasW 38–⁠2310270–––
Oct 30vs.Ole MissW 31–⁠2012380191
Nov 6atTexas A&ML 3–⁠204140–––
Nov 13vs.Mississippi StateL 34–⁠434120–––
Nov 20atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠214180110
Nov 27vs.AlabamaL 22–⁠24320290
Dec 28 ✦vs.HoustonL 13–⁠175170–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′9⅜″
Weight204 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan72⅝″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press21 reps
20-yard shuttle4.47 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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