Jarquez Hunter

#27 · RB · Sr. · Auburn5′10″ · 209 lb · Philadelphia, MS · Neshoba Central

Jarquez Hunter: RB · Auburn · #27.

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Jarquez Hunter

RB · Auburn · Sr · #27

Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for three head coaches at Auburn: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams and Hugh Freeze. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2024. On tape: 278 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards against Kentucky, Week 9, 2024.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

185Carries
1197Yards
17.8%Top-5 share
15.1%Stuffed rate

Just 17.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 15.1% of his carries. 12 carries for 50 yds vs Vanderbilt; 23 for 278 vs Kentucky.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

49.9%Carry share
30.6%Q4-lead share
94.7%In competitive games

49.9% of carries overall (183/367) → 30.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/62) — 94.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

13/173rd/4th & short
12/22Inside-5 share

13 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.5%). 12 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (54.5%).

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