2019 Football Roster
Caleb Huntley
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 226
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Locust Grove HS
- High School:
- Locust Grove HS
- Major:
- General Studies
Awards and Honors:
2020 All-Mid-American Conference Third Team
2019 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2019 Ball State Co-Offensive Player of the Year
MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, 2019 ... Nov. 16, 2020)
2017 Ball State John Hodge Award (most valuable freshman)
Career: Ended his career seventh on BSU’s all-time rushing list with 2,902 yards and 10th for rushing touchdowns with 21 … had 13 career 100-yard rushing games, including each of his final seven games in a BSU uniform … only the second Ball State player to rush for 1,000 yards as a freshman (Bernie Parmalee, 1987).
2020 (Sr.): Named to the All-MAC Third Team despite seeing action in only three of the team’s eight games … ran for 437 yards on 80 carries, averaging 5.5 yards per attempt, and scored six touchdowns … his 145.7 yards-per-game average would have ranked fourth nationally if he played enough games to qualify … topped 100 yards in each of his three games, including a career-high 204 yards on 34 carries in the win over Eastern Michigan … ran for three touchdowns in that game, including the game-winning score with six seconds left … named the MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week for that performance … ran for 130 yards at Miami and 103 against Northern Illinois … scored at least one touchdown in all three games he played … missed the remainder of the season after being injured … named to the preseason watch lists for the Doak Walker Award and the Maxwell Award … received East-West Shrine Bowl and Hula Bowl invitations … member of the football program’s leadership council … No. 7 on the team’s annual “Tough Cardinals” list.
2019 (Jr.): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at running back … ranked third in the MAC in rushing yards per game (106.2) … his 1,275 rushing yards ranked fifth on the Ball State single-season chart … rushed for 100 yards in seven of the eight MAC games … missed most of the Ohio game on Oct. 26 with an injury … carried a career-high 35 times for 157 yards and two scores in the win at Northern Illinois on Oct. 5 … notched the go-ahead score at Northern Illinois, a 45-yard run, early in the fourth quarter … tallied a personal-high 192 yards rushing and two scores at Kent State on Nov. 23 … posted a career-best three touchdown rushes in the season finale win over Miami on Nov. 29.
2018 (So.): Played in the first six games of the season … suffered an injury during the Northern Illinois game on Oct. 6 and missed the final six games … tallied Ball State’s second longest run of the season, a 42-yarder in the third quarter against Central Connecticut on Aug. 30, to set up a touchdown … finished with a season-high 73 yards rushing against CCSU … chipped in with 10 carries for 59 yards against WKU on Sept. 22.
2017 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games while starting the final seven contests at running back … earned his first collegiate start at Akron on Oct. 7 … led the team in rushing attempts (210) and yards (1,003) … became just the second freshman in Ball State history to rush for at least 1,000 yards (Bernie Parmalee, 1987) … finished third in the MAC in rushing yards per game (83.6) … rushed for a team season-high 159 yards in the season finale against Miami … also reached 100 yards rushing at Akron (129) on Oct. 7 and against Buffalo (141) on Nov. 16 … scored twice in the loss at WKU on Sept. 23 … gave the Cardinals the lead for good with a 52-yard scoring run against UAB on Sept. 9.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at running back from head coach Clint Satterfield at Locust Grove High … 3-star recruit via 247Sports … all-state accolades … Region 4/5A Offensive Player of the Year … rushed for more than 100 yards every game as a senior … finished with 229 carries for 1,487 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2016 … holds the school’s single season rushing record and rushing yards per game record … totaled 3,135 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns as a prepster.
PERSONAL: Son of Lindsey and Tammie Lamons … one brother and two sisters … born Sept. 15, 1998 … full name is Caleb Jarod Huntley … his brother, Marcus, played collegiate football at Lane College.
