VAN NUYS, Calif. – After trading up in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Rams selected Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter with the 117th overall pick on Saturday.
The 5-foot-9, 204-pound Hunter earned First-Team All-SEC recognition in 2024 after recording a team-leading 1,201 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns while starting in all 12 of the Tigers' games. He also added 21 receptions for 155 yards.
Hunter joins a Rams running back room that also includes Kyren Williams, Blake Corum, Ronnie Rivers and Cody Schrader.
Take a look at photos of newly drafted Los Angeles Rams running back Jarquez Hunter from his time at Auburn University.
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) hurdles Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (9) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.Penn State won 28-20. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball against Georgia State during the second half of an NCAA football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter runs for a 67-yard touchdown against Vanderbilt in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against San Jose State during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball as Oklahoma linebacker Kobie McKinzie (11) defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball against Alabama during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) is tackled by Arkansas defensive back Hudson Clark (17) during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) runs away from Penn State linebacker Jesse Luketa (40) in the fourth quarter of their NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Sept.18, 2021.Penn State defeated Auburn 28-20. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball against Mississippi during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) runs the ball in the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) stiff arms Mississippi State safety Corey Ellington (10) as he caries the ball during the second half an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Samford Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball against Georgia State during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) runs the ball against Arkansas during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter carries the ball against Texas A&M during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) os tackled by New Mexico State cornerback Reggie Akles (0) as he carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball against Texas A&M during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) runs the ball past Arkansas defensive back Dwight McGlothern (2) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) carries the ball during the second half an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) runs with the ball during an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Mississippi won 48-34. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
