Player Dossier

2014-2017

Utah State

LaJuan Hunt

RB • 5'8" • 195 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

LaJuan Hunt leans workhorse runner traits and 49.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

74%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

82

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

LaJuan Hunt built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of LaJuan Hunt's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7826

University School · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed To
Utah State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

LaJuan Hunt, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Utah State. LaJuan Hunt leans workhorse runner traits and 49.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,427
Rushing yards
1,846
Receiving yards
581
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

LaJuan Hunt quick answers

Latest team and position
Utah State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,427
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Utah State
Top game
New Mexico State
Recruit profile
2-star · University School · Utah State
High school pipeline
University School · 29 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 21 · Class 2017
2017 Scrimmage yards rank
1,015 scrimmage yards · RB 62nd (top 11%) · Mountain West 9th (top 4%) · National 106th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonUtah State1416160051.2
2014 Regular SeasonUtah State1462352499251.2
2015 PostseasonUtah State131376055.3
2015 Regular SeasonUtah State13556331225655.3
2016 Regular SeasonUtah State1120414064135.7
2017 PostseasonUtah State1315813325172.4
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State138576951621172.4

Related Context

LaJuan Hunt played RB for Utah State. Across 4 tracked seasons, LaJuan Hunt recorded 1,846 rushing yards, 581 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Utah State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Utah State paired 1,015 primary output with 49.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 49.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Utah State

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

78.1

Efficiency

49.7

Usage

28.3

Consistency

59

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 158. Wisconsin: 41. Idaho State: 62. Wake Forest: 15. San José State: 63. BYU: 72. Colorado State: 49. Wyoming: 92. UNLV: 140. Boise State: 32. New Mexico: 119. Hawai'i: 137. Air Force: 35

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 23 by 70.2. Wisconsin: 11 by 39.6. Idaho State: 11 by 55.4. Wake Forest: 12 by 8.3. San José State: 10 by 65.6. BYU: 20 by 37.6. Colorado State: 12 by 31.9. Wyoming: 22 by 42.8. UNLV: 18 by 71.9. Boise State: 17 by 21.7. New Mexico: 16 by 81. Hawai'i: 14 by 90.8. Air Force: 13 by 29.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins98.8 · Games = 6 · +38.5 vs Losses
Losses60.3 · Games = 7 · -38.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

90.8 vs Hawai'i

Result
Fri 12/29vs New Mexico State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 20-26201336.7013256.9
Sun 11/26@ Air ForceL 35-3811322.901232.7
Sat 11/18vs Hawai'i100 rush yardsW 38-0131118.5011269.8
Sat 11/4@ New Mexico100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 24-10141178.402227.4
Sun 10/29vs Boise StateL 14-4114312.201311.9
Sat 10/21@ UNLV100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 52-28161016.3032397.8
Sat 10/14vs WyomingL 23-2818734.1004194.2
Sat 10/7vs Colorado StateL 14-278192.4004304.1
Sat 9/30vs BYUW 40-2418653.600273.6
Sat 9/23@ San José StateW 61-1010636.3016.3
Sat 9/16@ Wake ForestL 10-461050.5002101.3
Fri 9/8vs Idaho StateW 51-1310515.1001115.6
Sat 9/2@ WisconsinL 10-597273.9014143.7

Player Story

LaJuan Hunt story

LaJuan Hunt built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of LaJuan Hunt's career was his backfield work: 1,846 rushing yards, 428 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 581 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 581 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 216 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.

The arc is straightforward: LaJuan Hunt moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Utah State

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201420152015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonUtah State63951.815.6
2014 Regular SeasonUtah State63951.815.60
2015 PostseasonUtah State56941.819.1-70
2015 Regular SeasonUtah State56941.819.10
2016 Regular SeasonUtah State20443.48.2-365
2017 PostseasonUtah State1,01549.728.3811
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State1,01549.728.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico State

Week 1 · L 20-26 · Postseason

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

158

Scrimmage Yards

88.1 takeover

158 scrimmage yards and 32.9 usage.

#2

vs Hawai'i

Week 12 · W 38-0 · Conference game

137

Scrimmage Yards

85.4 takeover

Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

137 scrimmage yards and 27.5 usage.

#3

@ New Mexico

Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game

119

Scrimmage Yards

85.4 takeover

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 43.2 usage.

#4

@ Hawai'i

Week 10 · W 35-14 · Conference game

189

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

189 scrimmage yards and 55.4 usage.

#5

@ UNLV

Week 8 · W 52-28 · Conference game

140

Scrimmage Yards

79.1 takeover

Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

140 scrimmage yards and 26.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Utah State

1,015 primary output · 49.7 efficiency · 28.3 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Utah State

72.4

1,015 primary · 49.7 efficiency · 28.3 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Utah State

55.3

569 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 19.1 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games