- Five weeks through the NFL season and Kansas City Chiefs rookie running back Kareem Hunt still has a firm grasp as the league’s top-graded running back with an overall grade of 93.4.
- Hunt has been a wizard generating yards beyond his blockers. Most evident in his 104.8 elusive rating which ranks second among running backs. Hunt has been reluctant to go down easy after first contact producing 3.48 yards after contact per carry which ranks fifth and has also forced a league-high 34 missed tackles.
- Big plays have also been a specialty of Hunt’s breaking a league-high nine runs of 15 or more yards accounting for 49.1 percent of his total rushing yards, the third-highest percentage among running backs.
- Hunt has been a major contributor in the passing game currently possessing the fifth highest receiving grade among running backs at 83.7. His 1.84 yards per route run ranks 11th out of 43 running backs with at least 10 targets.
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