Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-43@ Dayton | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 15 yds |
#28
Rickey Hunt
Sophomore running back for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 213 lb · Oklahoma City, OK
CFB Index 35 · #255 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Middle Tennessee)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 1242 nationally · Signed with Ohio
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
Rickey Hunt
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tim Albin and Derek Mason. The receipt: 15 rush yds against Dayton — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20234 games
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Millwood
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Middle Tennessee
Coaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Middle Tennessee
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 34 | 111 | 3.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 76 | 393 | 5.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | 23 | 134 | 5.8 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 133 | 638 | 4.8 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 15.0 YDS/g, 2.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
58.0%
102 pass / 74 run
Plays / game
58.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Returning starter at running back for a 3-9 Middle Tennessee team that went +2 in the portal. The No. 1,242 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Conference USA as a sophomore.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Wright’s 2021 season.
76%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Jaylen on
Yards / carry
Weight
Height
Differs from Jaylen on
Rush TD rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chuba Hubbard’s path through Oklahoma State.
99%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 4
#3
Andrew Body
95%
Matches Chuba on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Darrion Dupree's sophomore season at Wisconsin (2025).
Matches Darrion on
Yards / carry
Weight
Receiving share
Player DNA
Players who play like Rickey Hunt
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology