Lajuan Hunt: RB · Utah State · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Lajuan Hunt
Wins in space out of the backfield. Rated a two-star prospect, with four seasons of snaps at Utah State since. One game to point at: 133 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards against New Mexico State — Bowl, 2017.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
37.7% of carries overall (167/443) → 29.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/91) — 88.9% 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
8 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Utah State | 169 | 828 | 4.9 | 11 | 65 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 42 | 140 | 3.3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2015 | Utah State | 106 | 338 | 3.2 | 5 | 33 |
| 2014 | Utah State | 111 | 540 | 4.9 | 1 | 55 |
| Career | 428 | 1,846 | 4.3 | 18 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Utah State | 30 | 187 | 6.2 | 1 | 38 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 27 |
| 2015 | Utah State | 27 | 231 | 8.6 | 1 | 63 |
| 2014 | Utah State | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 1 | 44 |
| Career | 73 | 581 | 8.0 | 3 | 63 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-59@ No. 9 Wisconsin | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-13vs Idaho State | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-46@ Wake Forest | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 61-10@ San José State | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-24vs BYU | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-27vs Colorado State | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-28vs Wyoming | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-28@ UNLV | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 3 | 30 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs Boise State | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10@ New Mexico | 14 | 117 | 8.4 | 2 | 65 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0vs Hawai'i | 13 | 111 | 8.5 | 1 | 48 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38@ Air Force | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 1 | 11 | |
 Bowl | L 20-26vs New Mexico State | 20 | 133 | 6.7 | 1 | 58 | |
| Total | 169 | 828 | 4.9 | 11 | 65 |
Week 8 · 2017
W 52-28
at UNLV
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%148 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 169 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 169 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Matt Wells — 25-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 58.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 57.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 54.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 78.4 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
47.6%
435 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
70.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
169 carries and 30 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah State, 1,846 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Wells.
