Senior running back Jarquez Hunter and Senior wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith were both named to the All-SEC team Tuesday afternoon, the league office announced.
Hunter, named to the All-SEC first team, ran for 1201 total yards averaging 6.4 yards per carry with eight touchdowns – marking the first Auburn running back to rush for over 1000 yards in a season since Tank Bigsby did it in 2021.
The senior tailback’s highlight performance of the season came on the road at Kentucky where the Philadelphia, MS native rushed for 278 yards on 23 carries averaging 12.1 yards-per-rush with two touchdowns.
Lambert-Smith, named as a second team All-SEC wide receiver, racked up 981 receiving yards – just 19 yards short of becoming the first Tiger to have 1000-or-more receiving yards for the first time since 1999. The one-year transfer out of Penn State had 50 receptions during the 2024 season averaging 19.6 yards-per-reception with eight touchdowns.
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