Hunter Luepke

Hunter Luepke (born February 28, 2000) is an American football fullback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Dakota State.

Hunter Luepke
No. 43 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-28) February 28, 2000
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Spencer
(Spencer, Wisconsin)
College:North Dakota State (2018–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

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.[1] He also added 644 receiving yard with 9 touchdowns.[2] As a sophomore Luepke helped his team reach the Division 5 State Championship game, where they would lose to the Amherst Falcons.[3] Luepke committed to play college football at North Dakota State.[4] 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.[5] He played in 14 games as a redshirt freshman as the Bison won the 2019 FCS national championship.[6] 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.[7][8] Luepke repeated as a first team All-MVFC selection after rushing 87 times for 543 yards and eight touchdowns.[9] Luepke entered his redshirt season as a top fullback prospect for the 2023 NFL Draft.[10][11] 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.[12]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad 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:[13][14]

On April 29, 2023, Luepke signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.[15]

References
  1. "Spencer/Columbus Catholic - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #44 - Hunter Luepke - LB/RB". www.wissports.net. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  2. "Spencer/Columbus Catholic - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #44 - Hunter Luepke - LB/RB". www.wissports.net. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  3. "Spencer/Columbus Catholic at Amherst - 4:05pm CST, November 19th, 2015". Wisconsin High School Sports | Wisconsin Sports Network | WisSports.net. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  4. Lecker, Paul (August 10, 2017). "Running with the Bison: Spencer/Columbus' Hunter Luepke commits to NDSU football". Hub City Times. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. "Spencer's Hunter Luepke preparing for FCS championship with NDSU". Marshfield News-Herald. January 6, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  6. Dinesen, Isak (January 13, 2022). "Former S-C Rocket Luepke soaring to new heights with accolades". WAOW.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. "Bison running back Luepke may be best player from tiny Wisconsin town since Green Bay Packers star of the 1940s". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Mar 26, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  8. "NFL Draft Profile: Hunter Luepke, Fullback, NDSU Bison". SI.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. "ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. ranks Bison fullback Luepke among top 2023 NFL Draft prospects in his position group". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. June 1, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  10. Hunt, Emory (October 5, 2022). "College football top 25: North Dakota State star FB elevates Bison in latest FCS Power Rankings". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  11. "Hunter Luepke from little Spencer, Wis., gets big-time national love in NDSU victory". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  12. "Luepke's night to remember vanishes in defeat". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  13. "Hunter Luepke Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  14. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Hunter Luepke College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  15. "NDSU's Hunter Luepke signed by Dallas Cowboys". kxnet.com. KX News-Bismarck. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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