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Kareem Hunt's Rookie Season Was Something Special

Hunt announced his arrival on the opening night of the 2017 season, and he finished the year as one of the NFL's top backs, both by counting stats and our metrics.

If you subscribe to the thought process that running back value can be obtained outside the first round of the NFL Draft, you probably feel validated by the rookie season of Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt.

The 86th pick of last year's draft may have entered camp as a backup, but in the aftermath of Spencer Ware's preseason PCL tear, Hunt was thrust into a featured role right from the start.