Kareem Hunt stats: How has Kansas City Chiefs RB performed in second stint with team?
Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt has played a pivotal role in 2024, despite rising from the practice squad in Year 8 of his career.
The 29-year-old NFL veteran hasn't regained the same form from his rookie season in 2017, when he led the NFL with 1,327 rushing yards with Kansas City. However, he has risen from a depth option to the Chiefs' top running back down the stretch this season as the franchise looks for its third consecutive Super Bowl win on Sunday.
Hunt was signed to the practice squad ahead of Week 3 following Isiah Pacheco going down with a fractured fibula that held him out for numerous weeks. Hunt has since taken the majority of Kansas City's work at running back since serving as the fill-in starter for multiple weeks during the regular season.
The former third-round pick leads the team with 25 carries in the postseason, with two rushing touchdowns.
Here's a look at Hunt's stats this season, ahead of Super Bowl 59 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday:
Kareem Hunt stats
Here's a look at Hunt's stats in the regular season and playoffs this season:
- 2025 playoffs: 25 carries for 108 yards with two touchdowns; two receptions for 8 yards
- 2024 season: 200 carries for 728 yards with seven touchdowns; 23 receptions for 176 yards
Here are the rest of Hunt's regular season finishes in his NFL career:
- 2017 (Kansas City Chiefs): 272 carries for 1,327 yards with eight touchdowns; 53 receptions for 455 yards with three touchdowns
- 2018 (Kansas City Chiefs): 181 carries for 824 yards with seven touchdowns; 26 receptions for 378 yards with seven touchdowns
- 2019 (Cleveland Browns): 43 carries for 179 yards with two touchdowns; 37 receptions for 285 yards with a touchdown
- 2020 (Cleveland Browns): 198 carries for 841 yards with six touchdowns; 38 receptions for 304 yards with five touchdowns
- 2021 (Cleveland Browns): 78 carries for 386 yards with five touchdowns; 22 receptions for 174 yards
- 2022 (Cleveland Browns): 123 carries for 468 yards with three touchdowns; 35 receptions for 210 yards with a touchdown
- 2023 (Cleveland Browns): 135 carries for 411 yards with nine touchdowns; 15 receptions for 84 yards
- 2024 (Kansas City Chiefs): 200 carries for 728 yards with seven touchdowns; 23 receptions for 176 yards
Kareem Hunt NFL draft
Hunt was selected No. 86 overall of the third round by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL draft.
Hunt was the sixth running back taken in the draft, behind Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon and Alvin Kamara.