Stat stuffers back for more – 1000 yard rushers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moving to the offensive side of the ball, we continue with our stat stuffer series; we look at the top returning rushers from around the state. The gold standard for rushing excellence has been the 1000-yard season for years. Here is part one of three stories focusing on stat-stuffing running backs who are coming back for more.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["499912"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003e2627 rushing yards 36 rushing touchdownsu003c/strongu003ernrnHungerholt is a long, lean athlete who is a true dual-threat quarterback. 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