Caleb Huntley
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| Born: | September 15, 1998 Locust Grove, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Locust Grove | ||||||||
| College: | Ball State (2017–2020) | ||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||
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Caleb Jarod Huntley (born September 15, 1998) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals and was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2021.
Early years
[edit]Huntley was born on September 15, 1998, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Locust Grove High School and was a four-year letterman. He played four seasons as a varsity football player at running back and finished his career with 3,135 yards and 30 touchdowns. As a senior in 2016, he ran for 1,487 yards and scored 13 touchdowns, earning Region 4/5A Offensive Player of the Year honors. He recorded more than 100 rushing yards in every game of the 2016 season, and holds the single season rushing record and rushing yards per game record at Locust Grove. He was a three-star recruit according to 247Sports.[1]
Huntley had committed to Western Kentucky, but they decided not to have him on the team as a result of poor grades in high school. He instead signed with Ball State.[2] As a freshman in 2017, he appeared in all 12 games and started the concluding seven, recording 1,003 rushing yards on 210 attempts, both leading the team.[3] He is one of only two freshmen in school history to run for over 1,000 yards. He was given the John Hodge Award at the end of the year, given to the best Ball State freshman.[1]
As a sophomore in 2018, Huntley appeared in the first six games before suffering a season-ending injury against Northern Illinois. In 2019, Huntley started 11 out of 12 games at running back and recorded 1,275 rushing yards, placing third in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) with 106.2 rushing yards per game. Gaining over 100 yards in all but one of the inter-conference matches, Huntley was named second-team All-MAC at the end of the year as well as Ball State Offensive Player of the Year.[1]
As a senior in 2020, Huntley recorded 437 rushing yards on 80 carries, scoring six touchdowns. He appeared in only three games due to injury, but, despite this, played well enough to earn a spot on the all-conference team. Although being given an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to declare for the NFL Draft.[4] Huntley finished his college career with 2,902 rushing yards, seventh all-time in school history, and 21 rushing touchdowns, which ranks tenth in the team record books.[1]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 9 5⁄8 in (1.77 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
32 3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9 3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.77 s | 1.63 s | 2.75 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
15 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2021 NFL draft, Huntley was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent.[6] He was waived at the final roster cuts, on August 31, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[7] He spent the entire season there, and was signed to a future contract on January 10, 2022.[8] He was waived again on August 30, 2022, but was subsequently brought back to the practice squad.[9][10] He was elevated to the active roster for their week two game against the Los Angeles Rams,[11] and made his debut in the match, recording one rush attempt for three yards.[12] He was elevated again for week four, and recorded 10 carries for 56 yards and his first career touchdown in a 23–20 win over the Cleveland Browns.[13] He was signed to the active roster on October 3.[14] He suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Week 15 and was placed on injured reserve on December 20.[15] Huntley ended the 2022 season with 366 rushing yards and one touchdown.[16]
Huntley was waived by the Falcons on July 25, 2023.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Caleb Huntley". ballstatesports.com. Ball State Cardinals.
- ^ Guskey, Jordan (July 20, 2020). "'I Really Came From Out The Mud'". The Star Press. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Guskey, Jordan (September 20, 2019). "Running back Huntley earns Ball State's trust". The Star Press. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Infante, Jacob (April 5, 2021). "Meet Caleb Huntley, Ball State's bruising RB prospect". USA Today. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Draft Scout Caleb Huntley, Ball State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Bair, Scott (August 5, 2021). "Eye on the undrafted: Javian Hawkins, Caleb Huntley make good first impression". atlantafalcons.com. Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Hammock, Will (September 1, 2021). "Locust Grove grad Caleb Huntley proves mettle, earns spot on Atlanta Falcons practice squad". Henry Herald. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Caleb Huntley Transactions & Injuries". sportsforecaster.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Caleb Huntley: Waived by Falcons". CBS Sports. August 30, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Urben, Matt (August 31, 2022). "Falcons to sign RB Caleb Huntley to practice squad, per report". USA Today. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Urben, Matt (September 1, 2022). "Falcons elevate Caleb Huntley, Abdullah Anderson from practice squad". MSN. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – September 18th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Ledbetter, D. Orlando (October 2, 2022). "Falcons' Caleb Huntley helped to power rushing attack". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Bair, Scott (October 3, 2022). "Falcons place feature back on injured reserve, promote reserve to 53-man roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Bair, Scott (December 20, 2022). "Falcons announce roster moves as Week 16 prep begins". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ "Caleb Huntley Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Urben, Matt (July 25, 2023). "Falcons place Calais Campbell on NFI list, waive RB Caleb Huntley". USA Today.