Cole Hunt
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cole Hunt
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| number = 83, 49, 81, 82
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|5|30}}
| birth_place = Bay City, Texas
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 254
| high_school = El Campo (TX)
| college = TCU
| undraftedyear = 2018
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- San Antonio Commanders ({{AAF Year|2019}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- St. Louis BattleHawks ({{XFL Year|2020}})
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Cole Hunt (born May 30, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played college football at Rice and TCU.
Early life and career
Born in Bay City, Texas, Hunt grew up in El Campo, Texas, with three siblings – including current Seattle Seahawks center Joey Hunt. At El Campo High School, he was named 1st Team All-State playing defensive line as a senior in 2012{{cite web|title=Class 3A All-State Football Team|url=http://www.kxxv.com/story/20377884/class-3a-all-state-football-team|website=KXXV.com|date=December 3, 2012|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041513/http://www.kxxv.com/story/20377884/class-3a-all-state-football-team|archive-date=January 24, 2019|url-status=dead}} while leading the Ricebirds to a berth in the Texas 3A State Championship game.{{cite web|title=Championship-bound Ricebirds share similarities with 1967 team|url=https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/local/championship-bound-ricebirds-share-similarities-with-team/article_d3da0fa7-bba3-5c9e-babb-60f94995a438.html|website=Victoria Advocate|date=December 13, 2012}}
On February 6, 2013, Hunt signed his letter of intent to play college football at Rice University in Houston, Texas.{{cite web|work=247Sports.com|url=https://247sports.com/player/cole-hunt-19761/|title=Cole Hunt|accessdate=December 11, 2014}} He redshirted in the 2013 season at Rice, before totalling 13 receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown for the Owls in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.{{cite web|work=247Sports.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cole-hunt-1.html|title=Cole Hunt|accessdate=January 23, 2019}} After graduating from Rice in three years with a degree in sports management, Hunt transferred to TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, where his older brother Joey had just finished his own college career.{{cite web|title=Featured:Cole Hunt|url=https://gofrogs.com/news/2017/10/26/FEATURED_Cole_Hunt.aspx|website=GoFrogs.com|date=October 26, 2017}} At TCU, he totaled 12 receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown in his two seasons for the Horned Frogs, earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12 and 1st Team All-Academic Big 12 honors as a senior in 2017.{{cite web|work=GoFrogs.com|url=https://gofrogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1047|title=Cole Hunt|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 6 1/8
| weight = 254
| dash = 4.83
| ten split = 1.72
| twenty split = 2.69
| shuttle = 4.37
| cone drill = 7.15
| vertical = 32.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| bench = 21
| arm span = 32 1/4
| hand span = 9
| note = All values are from Pro Day{{cite web|url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=127347&DraftYear=2018|title=Cole Hunt - Texas Christian, TE : 2018 Draft Scout Player Profile|work=DraftScout.com|accessdate=March 30, 2018}}
}}
=Los Angeles Chargers=
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Hunt signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on May 11, 2018, as an undrafted free agent. On September 1, 2018, he was released by the Chargers during final team cuts.{{cite web|title=Full List of Los Angeles Chargers 2018 Transactions|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/full-list-of-los-angeles-chargers-2018-transaction-162286|website=Chargers.com|date=December 26, 2018}}
=San Antonio Commanders=
On December 7, 2018, Hunt signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the new Alliance of American Football.{{cite web|title=Latest Updated San Antonio Commanders Roster|url=https://ticket760.iheart.com/featured/chris-duel/content/2018-12-07-latest-updated-san-antonio-commanders-roster/|website=Ticket760.com|date=December 7, 2018}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On April 30, 2019, Hunt signed with the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web|title=Panthers sign a pair of tight ends|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-sign-a-pair-of-tight-ends|website=Panthers.com|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430193059/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-sign-a-pair-of-tight-ends|url-status=dead}} He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.{{cite news |author=Henson, Max |title=Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-announce-first-wave-of-2019-roster-cuts-artis-payne-corn-elder |website=Panthers.com |date=August 30, 2019 |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
=St. Louis BattleHawks=
In October 2019, Hunt was picked by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.{{cite web|last=Talbot|first=Damond|url=https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/10/xfl-draft-8/|title=XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected|publisher=NFL Draft Diamonds|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=October 23, 2019}} He was placed on injured reserve on February 10, 2020.{{cite web |title=XFL Injured Reserve |url=https://www.xfl.com/en-US/xfl-injured-reserve |website=XFL.com |accessdate=February 15, 2020}} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://gofrogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1162 TCU Horned Frogs bio]
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Category:People from El Campo, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Rice Owls football players
Category:TCU Horned Frogs football players
Category:Los Angeles Chargers players
Category:San Antonio Commanders players