Kendall Hunter after the 2010 Alamo Bowl with Oklahoma State
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | September 16, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Tyler, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Tyler (TX) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Rushing attempts: | 263 |
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Rushing yards: | 1,204 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 7 |
Receptions: | 27 |
Receiving yards: | 268 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kendall Bernell Hunter (born September 16, 1988) is an American football running back who is currently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Oklahoma State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. The San Francisco 49ers selected him in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Hunter was born in Tyler, Texas. He attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, where he played football and ran track. In football, he rushed for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior. Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Hunter was listed as the No. 40 running back prospect in the nation. Hunter suffered a knee injury in high school that limited his potential suitors. Hunter was a first-team all-district selection following his junior season during which he rushed for 1,056 yards and twelve touchdowns.
He also competed in track & field. He was timed at 11.3 seconds in the 100 meter dash as a senior. He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m relay (41.58 s).
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While attending Oklahoma State University, Hunter played for coach Mike Gundy's Oklahoma State Cowboys football team from 2007 to 2010. He was the nation's seventh leading rusher with 119.6 yards per game, including nine 100-yard rushing games, in 2008. He led the Big 12 Conference in rushing by more than 30 yards per game. He was named a first-team All-American after his sophomore season in 2008, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a senior in 2010. As a senior, he was also a finalist for the Doak Walker award which was won by LaMichael James, his teammate with San Francisco until James's release in 2014.