Hunter Taute
34 Hunter Taute
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    268
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Norfolk, Mass.
  • High School:
    Xaverian Brothers
  • Position:
    FB
  • Major:
    Management
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    233
  • yds/g
    21.2
  • td
    5

Bio

As a junior: Appeared in all 11 games and made 10 starts as Bryant's fullback in 2016 ... Emerged in one of the Bulldogs' top rushing options ... Earned Second Team All-NEC honors at the H-Back position ... Carried the ball 62 times for 233 yards and a team-leading five rushing touchdowns ... Caught 19 passes for 146 yards ... Carried the ball four times for 55 yards in the opener vs. Merrimack ... Had six carries for 30 yards and two touchdowns and three catches for 36 yards vs. Central Connecticut ... Carried the ball 14 times for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. Wagner ... Also added three catches for 39 yards vs. the Seahawks ... Posted four carries for 14 yards and a touchdown in Bryant's final game of the year at Sacred Heart.

As a sophomore: Appeared in all 11 games and made eight starts at fullback for the Bulldogs in 2015 ... Carried the ball 12 times for 33 yards ... Caught 12 passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns ... Posted a season-high six carries for 18 yards at No. 1 Coastal Carolina ... Hauled in a four-yard TD pass at Central Connecticut ... Made two catches for 27 yards and a touchdown vs. Duquesne ... Caught a season-high three passes for 25 yards vs. Sacred Heart.

As a redshirt-freshman: Appeared in all 11 games and made six starts at fullback for the Bulldogs in 2014 ... Led the way for three running backs that eclipsed the 1,000-yard career rushing mark ... Carried the ball six times for 16 yards and caught four passes for 30 yards ... Helped the Bulldogs lead the NEC-only rushing with 199 yards per game ... Carried the ball four times for nine yards and caught one pass for 18 yards in opener against Stony Brook ... Hauled in a pass in each of the final three games of the year.

As a freshman: Missed the entire 2013 season due to injury.

Before Bryant: A three-year varsity letterwinner for the Hawks … Named the team MVP as a senior after leading the team in rushing and in tackling … Named the Catholic Conference Defensive MVP as well as a senior … Earned All-Catholic Conference honors during his senior season … Led team in rushing and tackles as a junior, as well, garnering team MVP honors … Honors Student … Also recruited by Sacred Heart, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Boston College, Connecticut and Army.

Personal: The son of Kristen and Richard Taute, Hunter Richard Taute was born on March 30, 1995 … Has one sister, Brooke … Father played football at Kent State, uncle played at Ohio State and grandfather played at Indiana.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34
  Overall Conf
Rushes 62 39
Yards 233 151
Yards per game 21.2 25.2
Yards per rush 3.8 3.9
Touchdowns 5 4
Fumbles 2 2
Fumbles lost 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 4 55 13.8 51 0 - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 6 4 0.7 2 1 - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 6 30 5.0 11 2 1 0
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 4 6 1.5 5 0 - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 3 6 2.0 2 0 - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 14 59 4.2 13 1 - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 3 10 3.3 6 0 - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 9 32 3.6 12 0 1 1
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 9 17 1.9 6 0 - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 4 14 3.5 6 1 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 3 27 9.0 18 0 - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 3 36 12.0 14 0 1 0
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 3 21 7.0 8 0 - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 2 7 3.5 6 0 - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 3 39 13.0 21 0 - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 1
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 2 5 2.5 3 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 1 55 - - - 55
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 1 - 27 - - 27
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 1 4 -2 - - 2
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 1 30 36 - - 66
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 1 6 21 - - 27
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 1 6 7 - - 13
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 1 59 39 - - 98
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 1 10 - - - 10
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 1 32 2 - - 34
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 1 17 11 - - 28
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 1 14 5 - - 19

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 Merrimack W, 41-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Montana St. L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Brown L, 35-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Central Connecticut W, 45-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Maine L, 35-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Saint Francis U L, 38-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wagner W, 27-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Duquesne L, 35-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Robert Morris W, 24-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at No. 15 Coastal Caro. L, 31-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Sacred Heart W, 42-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 6 16 1.5 2.7 0 4 - -
2015-16 11 12 33 3.0 2.8 0 6 1 1
2016-17 11 62 233 21.2 3.8 5 51 2 1
Total 34 80 282 8.3 3.5 5 51 3 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 1 - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 4 0.4 30 2.7 7.5 0 18
2015-16 11 12 1.1 102 9.3 8.5 2 26
2016-17 11 19 1.7 146 13.3 7.7 0 21
Total 34 35 1.0 278 8.2 7.9 2 26

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 1 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 11 16 30 - - 46 4.2
2015-16 11 33 102 - - 135 12.3
2016-17 11 233 146 - - 379 34.5
Total 34 282 278 - - 560 16.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 12 1.1 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 30 2.7 5 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 42 1.2 5 2 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 62 233 21.2 3.8 5 51 2 1
Conference 6 39 151 25.2 3.9 4 13 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 39 180 36.0 4.6 4 51 2 1
Away 6 23 53 8.8 2.3 1 6 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 37 190 38.0 5.1 4 51 2 1
Losses 6 25 43 7.2 1.7 1 6 - -
Month September 4 16 89 22.3 5.6 3 51 1 0
October 4 24 81 20.3 3.4 1 13 - -
November 3 22 63 21.0 2.9 1 12 1 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 19 1.7 146 13.3 7.7 0 21
Conference 6 11 1.8 89 14.8 8.1 0 21
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 8 1.6 75 15.0 9.4 0 21
Away 6 11 1.8 71 11.8 6.5 0 18
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 9 1.8 82 16.4 9.1 0 21
Losses 6 10 1.7 64 10.7 6.4 0 18
Month September 4 7 1.8 61 15.3 8.7 0 18
October 4 8 2.0 67 16.8 8.4 0 21
November 3 4 1.3 18 6.0 4.5 0 11

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 11 233 146 - - 379 34.5
Conference 6 151 89 - - 240 40.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 180 75 - - 255 51.0
Away 6 53 71 - - 124 20.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 190 82 - - 272 54.4
Losses 6 43 64 - - 107 17.8
Month September 4 89 61 - - 150 37.5
October 4 81 67 - - 148 37.0
November 3 63 18 - - 81 27.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 30 2.7 5 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 4.0 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 24 4.8 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 24 4.8 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 18 4.5 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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