Player Dossier

2011-2014

Purdue

Akeem Hunt

RB • 5'10" • Covington, GA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Akeem Hunt leans workhorse runner traits and 57.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

62%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

58

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

64

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Player Story

Akeem Hunt built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Covington, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Akeem Hunt's career was his backfield work: 2,035 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2011 · Rating 0.8383

Newton · Covington, GA

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Akeem Hunt, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Purdue. Akeem Hunt leans workhorse runner traits and 57.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,876
Rushing yards
2,035
Receiving yards
841
Touchdowns
19

Quick Answers

Akeem Hunt quick answers

Latest team and position
Purdue · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,876
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
Best season
2014 Regular Season · Purdue
Top game
Indiana
Recruit profile
3-star · Newton · Purdue
High school pipeline
Newton · 27 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2014
2014 Scrimmage yards rank
1,242 scrimmage yards · RB 40th (top 8%) · Big Ten 9th (top 4%) · National 57th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2011 PostseasonPurdue938380043.1
2011 Regular SeasonPurdue92532494243.1
2012 PostseasonPurdue13000041.6
2012 Regular SeasonPurdue13539335204541.6
2013 Regular SeasonPurdue12804464340465.1
2014 Regular SeasonPurdue121,242949293883.2

Related Context

Akeem Hunt played RB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Akeem Hunt recorded 2,035 rushing yards, 841 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Purdue.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Purdue paired 1,242 primary output with 57.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 42.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State

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

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2013 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

67

Efficiency

42.6

Usage

29

Consistency

70.2

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 26. Indiana State: 120. Notre Dame: 94. Wisconsin: 47. Northern Illinois: 104. Nebraska: 62. Michigan State: 79. Ohio State: 34. Iowa: 72. Penn State: 52. Illinois: 99. Indiana: 15

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 8 by 32.3. Indiana State: 24 by 44.1. Notre Dame: 21 by 30.1. Wisconsin: 14 by 35.5. Northern Illinois: 13 by 54.4. Nebraska: 12 by 57.2. Michigan State: 12 by 57.3. Ohio State: 8 by 41.7. Iowa: 14 by 29.5. Penn State: 9 by 47. Illinois: 19 by 57.1. Indiana: 7 by 24.6

Split Comparison

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

Wins120 · Games = 1 · +57.8 vs Losses
Losses62.2 · Games = 11 · -57.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Indiana State

Best efficiency game

57.3 vs Michigan State

Result
Sat 11/30@ IndianaL 36-566152.500102.1
Sat 11/23vs Illinois100 rush yardsL 16-20181025.7011-35.2
Sat 11/16@ Penn StateL 21-456223.7003305.8
Sat 11/9vs IowaL 14-38791.3007635.1
Sat 11/2vs Ohio StateL 0-566233.8002114.3
Sat 10/19@ Michigan StateL 0-149434.8003366.6
Sat 10/12vs NebraskaL 7-4410575.700255.2
Sat 9/28vs Northern IllinoisL 24-5511373.4002678
Sat 9/21@ WisconsinL 10-419313.4005163.4
Sun 9/15vs Notre DameL 24-3112221.8009724.5
Sat 9/7vs Indiana StateW 20-1422823.7002385
Sat 8/31@ CincinnatiL 7-4272130153.3

Player Story

Akeem Hunt story

Akeem Hunt built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Covington, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Akeem Hunt's career was his backfield work: 2,035 rushing yards, 371 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 841 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 841 receiving yards and 1,747 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Akeem Hunt's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Purdue

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 PostseasonPurdue29183.95.8
2011 Regular SeasonPurdue29183.95.80
2012 PostseasonPurdue53954.97.4248
2012 Regular SeasonPurdue53954.97.40
2013 Regular SeasonPurdue80442.629265
2014 Regular SeasonPurdue1,24257.135.6438

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Indiana

Week 14 · L 16-23 · Conference game

Loss with 176 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

176 scrimmage yards and 41.5 usage.

#2

@ Illinois

Week 6 · W 38-27 · Conference game

199

Scrimmage Yards

87.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

199 scrimmage yards and 58.6 usage.

#3

vs Indiana State

Week 2 · W 20-14

120

Scrimmage Yards

81.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

120 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.

#4

vs Illinois

Week 13 · L 16-20 · Conference game

99

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Loss with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

99 scrimmage yards and 38.8 usage.

#5

@ Indiana

Week 13 · W 33-25 · Conference game

100

Scrimmage Yards

76.8 takeover

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 13.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Purdue

1,242 primary output · 57.1 efficiency · 35.6 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · Purdue

65.1

804 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 29 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Purdue

43.1

291 primary · 83.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games