Hunter Luepke

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Hunter Luepke
No. 40 – Dallas Cowboys
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-28) February 28, 2000 (age 24)
Spencer, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Spencer
College: North Dakota State (2018–2022)
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2024
Rushing yards:42
Rushing average:2.8
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:13
Receiving yards:123
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Hunter Jon Luepke [1] (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional football fullback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cowboys after the 2023 NFL draft.

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Early life

Luepke grew up in Spencer, Wisconsin and attended Spencer High School. He played football on a co-op team composed of students from Spencer and Columbus Catholic High School in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Luepke finished high school with 4452 rushing yards and 82 touchdowns. [2] He also added 644 receiving yard with 9 touchdowns. [3] As a sophomore Luepke helped his team reach the Division 5 State Championship game, where they would lose to the Amherst Falcons. [4] Luepke committed to play college football at North Dakota State. [5] Luepke also competed in wrestling, where he was a two-time WIAA state champion.

College career

Luepke redshirted his true freshman season with the North Dakota State Bison. [6] He played in 14 games as a redshirt freshman as the Bison won the 2019 FCS national championship. [7] Luepke was named first team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) as a redshirt sophomore after rushing for 458 yards and six touchdowns on 84 carries and caught four passes for 37 yards and one touchdown. [8] [9] Luepke repeated as a first team All-MVFC selection after rushing 87 times for 543 yards and eight touchdowns. [10] Luepke entered his redshirt season as a top fullback prospect for the 2023 NFL Draft. [11] [12] He rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 65 yards and another touchdown in 31-28 loss to FBS Arizona. [13]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in
(1.86 m)		230 lb
(104 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.61 s1.50 s2.67 s4.43 s7.03 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
Sources: [14] [15]

Luepke was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2023, shortly after the conclusion of the 2023 NFL draft, and received a $200,000 signing bonus. [16] [17] He made the Cowboys' initial 53-man roster coming out of training camp. [18] In his rookie season Luepke recorded 3 carries for 13 yards and a touchdown, 2 receptions for 10 yards, 4 tackles, and 1 kickoff return for 15 yards.

Professional statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingKickoff returnFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023 DAL 703134.3912105.01201151515000
Career 703134.3912105.01201151515000

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