Caleb Huntley
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Caleb Huntley
| image = Caleb Huntley.png
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| caption = Huntley in 2022
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| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|9|15}}
| birth_place = Locust Grove, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 229
| high_school = Locust Grove
| college = Ball State (2017–2020)
| undraftedyear = 2021
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
| status =
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| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 366
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.8
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Receptions
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| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
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| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
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| highlights =
- 2× All-Mid-American Conference (2019, 2020)
| pfr = HuntCa02
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Caleb Jarod Huntley (born September 15, 1998) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals and was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in {{NFL Year|2021}}.
Early life and college
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.{{Cite web |title=Caleb Huntley |url=https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/caleb-huntley/9070 |website=ballstatesports.com |publisher=Ball State Cardinals}}
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.{{Cite news |last=Guskey |first=Jordan |date=July 20, 2020 |title='I Really Came From Out The Mud' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110425857/the-star-press/ |work=The Star Press |page=B1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110426000/the-star-press/ B2] |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Guskey |first=Jordan |date=September 20, 2019 |title=Running back Huntley earns Ball State's trust |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110426178/the-star-press/ |work=The Star Press |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} 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.
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.
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.{{Cite web |last=Infante |first=Jacob |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Meet Caleb Huntley, Ball State's bruising RB prospect |url=https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2021/04/05/2021-nfl-draft-caleb-huntley-ball-state-interview/ |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=USA Today}} 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.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 9 5/8
| weight = 210
| dash = 4.77
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.75
| vertical = 35.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 15
| arm span = 32 3/8
| hand span = 9 3/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2021 Draft Scout Caleb Huntley, Ball State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024987&DraftYear=2021 |access-date=January 20, 2023 |website=draftscout.com}}
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After going unselected in the 2021 NFL draft, Huntley was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent.{{Cite web |last=Bair |first=Scott |date=August 5, 2021 |title=Eye on the undrafted: Javian Hawkins, Caleb Huntley make good first impression |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/eye-on-the-undrafted-javian-hawkins-caleb-huntley-make-good-first-impression |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=atlantafalcons.com |publisher=Atlanta Falcons}} He was waived at the final roster cuts, on August 31, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Hammock |first=Will |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Locust Grove grad Caleb Huntley proves mettle, earns spot on Atlanta Falcons practice squad |url=https://www.henryherald.com/sports/locust-grove-grad-caleb-huntley-proves-mettle-earns-spot-on-atlanta-falcons-practice-squad/article_5918057e-0b99-11ec-b9cb-87292f7bf589.html |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=Henry Herald}} He spent the entire season there, and was signed to a future contract on January 10, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Caleb Huntley Transactions & Injuries |url=https://sportsforecaster.com/nfl/p/170276/Caleb_Huntley/transactions |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=sportsforecaster.com}} He was waived again on August 30, 2022, but was subsequently brought back to the practice squad.{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Caleb Huntley: Waived by Falcons |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/caleb-huntley-waived-by-falcons/ |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=CBS Sports}}{{Cite web |last=Urben |first=Matt |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Falcons to sign RB Caleb Huntley to practice squad, per report |url=https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/2022/08/31/falcons-nfl-caleb-huntley-roster-news/ |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=USA Today}} He was elevated to the active roster for their week two game against the Los Angeles Rams,{{Cite web |last=Urben |first=Matt |date=September 1, 2022 |title=Falcons elevate Caleb Huntley, Abdullah Anderson from practice squad |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/falcons-elevate-caleb-huntley-abdullah-anderson-from-practice-squad/ss-AA11WGxX |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=MSN}} and made his debut in the match, recording one rush attempt for three yards.{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – September 18th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202209180ram.htm |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ledbetter |first=D. Orlando |date=October 2, 2022 |title=Falcons' Caleb Huntley helped to power rushing attack |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/caleb-huntley-helps-power-falcons-rushing-attack/GEUETTT6ZRFCHBVSGRUW4X5ALE/ |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}} He was signed to the active roster on October 3.{{Cite web |last=Bair |first=Scott |date=October 3, 2022 |title=Falcons place feature back on injured reserve, promote reserve to 53-man roster |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/2022-atlanta-cordarrelle-patterson-injured-reserve-caleb-huntley |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=AtlantaFalcons.com}} He suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Week 15 and was placed on injured reserve on December 20.{{Cite web |last=Bair, Scott |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Falcons announce roster moves as Week 16 prep begins |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-announce-roster-moves-caleb-huntley-john-fitzpatrick |website=AtlantaFalcons.com}} Huntley ended the 2022 season with 76 carries for 366 rushing yards and one touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Caleb Huntley Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HuntCa02.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
Huntley was waived by the Falcons on July 25, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Urben |first=Matt |date=July 25, 2023 |title=Falcons place Calais Campbell on NFI list, waive RB Caleb Huntley |url=https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/2023/07/25/falcons-place-calais-campbell-on-nfi-list-waive-rb-caleb-huntley/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Falcons Wire|publisher=USA Today}}
References
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External links
- [https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/caleb-huntley/9070 Ball State Cardinals bio]
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Players of American football from Atlanta