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The Rams moved up with the Colts to make the pick. Hunter (5’9/204) brings a productive four-year profile to the pros that features a career rushing line of 539-3,371-25 and a receiving line of 68-558-4. Even while sharing a backfield with Tank Bigsby for two seasons (2021 and 2022), Hunter still managed to average 8.9 touches per game in those two seasons, along with 61.8 yards from scrimmage per game. Hunter excels at generating yards after contact (3.96 YCO/ATT) and forced a missed tackle on 30.6 percent of his carries – an impressive total. His 204-pound frame may prevent him from fully replicating the elite tackle-breaking traits we saw from Hunter in college, but his 4.44 speed and physicality at the point of contact will make him a challenge for any defender to bring down. Hunter still has some work to do as a pass blocker, which could limit him from seeing significant third-down work early in his career, but his ability to contribute on special teams (313 career snaps and 25 career kick returns) will give him an immediate path toward playing time while irons out finer points of his game. Hunter won’t push Kyren Williams for the starting job as a rookie, but he will compete with Blake Corum for the RB2 role in LA.
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