| Jarquez Hunter | |
| School: | Auburn Tigers |
| Currentnumber: | 27 |
| Currentposition: | Running back |
| Class: | Junior |
| Major: | Forestry, Wildlife & Environment |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightin: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
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| Highschool: | Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, Mississippi) |
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| Espn: | 4710341 |
Jarquez Hunter (born December 29, 2002) is an American football running back for the Auburn Tigers.
Hunter attended Neshoba Central High School in Philadelphia, Mississippi where he was Mr. Football for the state of Mississippi as a senior. Hunter was rated a three-star recruit coming out of high school and was the nations 44th ranked running back recruit.[1] Hunter committed to play college football at Auburn University over Mississippi State and Iowa.[2]
As a freshman, Hunter was Auburn's #2 running bank behind Tank Bigsby.[3] [4] In the Tiger's week 2 game against Alabama State, Hunter set a Auburn record for the longest rush in program history with a 94-yard touchdown rush. He finished the 2021 season with 593 yards on 6.7 yards per carry.[5] In 2022 he ran for 668 yards on 6.4 yards per carry.[6]
| Year | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 89 | 593 | 6.7 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 104 | 668 | 6.4 | 7 | 17 | 224 | 13.2 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 159 | 909 | 5.7 | 7 | 18 | 118 | 6.6 | 0 | ||
| Career | 37 | 37 | 352 | 2,170 | 6.2 | 17 | 47 | 403 | 8.6 | 3 | ||