Akeem Hunt
| No. 33 Houston Texans | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 22, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Covington, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Covington (GA) Newton | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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Akeem Bernard Hunt (born February 22, 1993) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Purdue.
College career
During his college career, Hunt rushed for 2,035 yards on 371 carries with 11 rushing touchdowns, six receiving touchdowns and three kick return touchdowns.
Statistics
Source:[1]
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
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| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2011 | 33 | 287 | 8.7 | 23.9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 173 | 24.7 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 42 | 335 | 8.0 | 25.8 | 2 | 13 | 204 | 2 | 39 | 867 | 22.2 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 123 | 464 | 3.8 | 38.7 | 1 | 38 | 340 | 2 | 24 | 626 | 26.1 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 173 | 949 | 5.5 | 79.1 | 6 | 48 | 293 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| NCAA Career Totals | 371 | 2,035 | 5.5 | 41.5 | 11 | 100 | 841 | 6 | 74 | 1,747 | 23.6 | 3 | ||
Professional career
New York Giants
Hunt signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in May 2015.[2] He was released on September 2, 2015.
Baltimore Ravens
Hunt was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad on October 13, 2015 and was released on October 20.
Houston Texans
Hunt was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on November 2, 2015.[3] He was promoted to the active roster on November 21.[4]
References
- ↑ "Akeem Hunt". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ Another Newton player heads to the NFL as Hunt sign with Giants
- ↑ Texans signing former Giants, Ravens running back Akeem Hunt to practice squad
- ↑ Texans promoting running back Akeem Hunt to active roster from practice squad