The LA Rams selected former Auburn Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter with the 15th pick of the fourth round (No. 117 overall). Head coach Sean McVay discusses what they liked about Hunter in the draft process and how the Rams had some connections to Auburn and Hunter.
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00:00You know, I think when you really look at it, and less obviously, you know, being an Auburn alum,
00:06but you look at just the way that this guy played the game at a high level and, you know,
00:11an incredibly competitive conference. And a lot of guys that are drafted that are playing on Sundays
00:16where he's got the ability to go through you or to be able to run away from you. And I think,
00:21you know, we got a chance to spend a little bit of time with him as a coaching staff on a Zoom call.
00:25He had a great demeanor about himself, but when you put the film on,
00:28he lights up and you can really feel, you know, his ability to have a recall and it means something
00:33to him, his security to be able to accept coaching and take accountability for some things that maybe
00:38he could improve upon. But I think the competitive stamina that you see, the production, you talk to
00:44a lot of coaches in that league that you have tremendous respect for and the way that they
00:48spoke about Jarquez and going against him and what he meant to that football team and the competitiveness
00:53that he'd really displayed. And, you know, and he can hit home runs for you too. You know,
00:58you give him a vertical seam, he's got the ability to run away from you. I mean, some of the metrics
01:02that we have on him are really impressive, but you know, I texted Kyron how excited I am for him to
01:07be able to get a chance to learn from him and be around him. And you talk about the epitome of a
01:12pro's pro, the way that he goes about his business day in and day out and Kyron Williams. And
01:16it's the same thing, you know, he'll get a chance to see how Blake Quorum moves. You know,
01:20what does Ronnie Rivers, how does he do his thing? You know, Cody Schrader into his second year. So
01:24we were excited about him and obviously less and his group had a real appreciation for him. And then
01:29once the coaches laid eyes on him, there was a collective buy-in. I see Taylor Morton's wife,
01:35Carissa back in the back, I believe. I believe Thomas Morton, her son, Taylor's son as well,
01:40spent some time at Auburn. So we had a little inside info on Mr. Hunter. There you go.