Michael Hunter (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Michael Hunter
| image = Michael Hunter (American football).JPG
| alt =
| caption = Hunter with the New York Giants in 2017
| current_team = Ohio State Buckeyes
| number =
| position = Graduate assistant
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|04|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 186
| high_school = West Monroe {{nowrap|(West Monroe, Louisiana)}}
| college = Indiana (2011–2014)
Oklahoma State (2015)
| undraftedyear = 2016
| pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2017}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
| pastcoaching = * Oklahoma State (2021–2022)
Assistant defensive secondary coach
- Tulsa (2023)
Cornerbacks coach - Ohio State (2024–present)
Graduate assistant
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 4
| pfr = HuntMi00
| highlights = ;As an assistant coach
}}
Michael Dewayne Hunter Jr. (born April 19, 1993) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Indiana prior to transferring to Oklahoma State. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft.
Early life
Hunter attended West Monroe High School where he lettered four times in football, he also lettered in basketball and track & field. He also had a 4.0 Grade point average (GPA). He was a member of the All-northeast Louisiana and All-district teams as a junior and senior. As an All-state cornerback, he recorded 44 tackles, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, one interception and five passes defensed as a senior in 2010. He was also a member of the academic All-state team as well. He was ranked the 81st best cornerback in the nation by ESPN.com.{{cite web |url=http://www.okstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2840&path=football |title=Michael Hunter bio |website=OKState.com |access-date=October 5, 2016}}
College career
Hunter then attended Indiana University where he majored in exercise science.
As a freshman in 2011 he appeared in all 12 games with three starts. He recorded 13 tackles (nine solo) with passes defensed. As a sophomore in 2012, he redshirt. In 2013, as a redshirt sophomore, he started all 12 games. For the season he recorded 42 tackles (34 solo), three tackles-for-loss, one interception, seven passes defensed and once forced fumble. He was nan All-Big Ten academic selection. As a redshirt junior in 2014, he started all 12 games. He recorded 36 tackles (29 solo), 3.5 tackles-for-loss, one interception and five passes defensed. Again he was an academic All-Big Ten selection.
After graduating with a degree in exercise science from Indiana, he transferred to Oklahoma State University.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12276509/michael-hunter-indiana-hoosiers-transfer-oklahoma-state-cowboys |title=CB Michael Hunter to Oklahoma State |last=Trotter |first=Jake |website=ESPN.com |date=February 4, 2015 |access-date=October 5, 2016}} In 2015, he appeared in 10 games and recorded 20 tackles (18 solo), one tackle-for-loss, one pass defensed and two interceptions.{{cite web |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=108786&draftyear=2016&genpos=CB |title=Michael Hunter, DS #53 CB, Oklahoma State |website=NFLDraftScout.com |access-date=October 5, 2016}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions ! colspan="3"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD |
| 2011 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana Hoosiers}}"| 2011 Indiana Hoosiers football team
| 12 || 3 || 13 || 9 || 4 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana Hoosiers}}"| 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team
| 0 || 0 || colspan="11"| {{abbr|DNP|Did not play}} | ||||||||||||
| 2013 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana Hoosiers}}"| 2013 Indiana Hoosiers football team
| 12 || 12 || 42 || 34 || 8 || 0.0 || 7 || 1 || 28 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana Hoosiers}}"| 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team
| 12 || 12 || 36 || 29 || 7 || 0.0 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma State Cowboys}}"| 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
| 13 || 6 || 20 || 18 || 2 || 0.0 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| align=center colspan="2" |Career || 49 || 33 || 111 || 90 || 21 || 0.0 || 15 || 4 || 36 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11+7/8
| weight = 186
| dash = 4.40
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.58
| shuttle = 4.29
| cone drill = 7.27
| vertical = 38+1/2
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 1
| bench = 17
| wonderlic =
| arm span =
| hand span =
| note = All values from Oklahoma State pro day.
}}
=New York Giants (first stint)=
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Hunter signed with the New York Giants in May 2016. He was released on October 11, 2016.{{cite web |title=Giants sign DB Coty Sensabaugh, promote CB Deontae Skinner from practice squad|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-CB-Coty-Sensabaugh-promote-LB-Deontae-Skinner-from-practice-squad/4326d356-5206-4e4e-a22a-bf290826ea3e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908111900/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-CB-Coty-Sensabaugh-promote-LB-Deontae-Skinner-from-practice-squad/4326d356-5206-4e4e-a22a-bf290826ea3e|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2017|author=Eisen, Michael |date=October 11, 2016 |website=Giants.com}} He was re-signed to a reserve/futures contract on January 9, 2017.{{cite web|title=Giants Sign 10 Players To Futures Deals Including QB Keith Wenning & WR Kevin Norwood|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/giants-sign-5-players-futures-deals-including-qb-keith-wenning/|date=January 9, 2017}}
On October 17, 2017, Hunter was waived/injured by the Giants after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 6 and was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Giants end Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie's suspension|url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-end-dominique-rodgers-cromartie-s-suspension-19590271|author=Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=October 17, 2017}} He was released on October 23, 2017.
=New York Jets=
On November 11, 2017, Hunter was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Jets Promote WR-KR Natson, Waive DL Stinson|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Promote-WR-KR-Natson-Waive-DL-Stinson/abb8b14f-5e39-4d94-b9a7-cd9f4fc5ca1e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215151550/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Promote-WR-KR-Natson-Waive-DL-Stinson/abb8b14f-5e39-4d94-b9a7-cd9f4fc5ca1e|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2017|author=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=November 11, 2017}} He was released on November 24, 2017.
=Denver Broncos=
On November 29, 2017, Hunter was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Report: Broncos sign CB Michael Hunter to practice squad|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/denver-broncos/article/report-broncos-sign-cb-michael-hunter-to-practice-squad-111371669/|website=247sports.com|date=November 29, 2017}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2017.{{cite web|title=Broncos place OLB Shane Ray on injured reserve, sign Michael Hunter|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-place-OLB-Shane-Ray-on-injured-reserve-sign-Michael-Hunter/5750912a-f455-4455-88e4-7d932103be31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427142339/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-place-OLB-Shane-Ray-on-injured-reserve-sign-Michael-Hunter/5750912a-f455-4455-88e4-7d932103be31|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2018|author=DiLalla, Aric|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=December 19, 2017}}
On September 1, 2018, Hunter was waived by the Broncos.{{cite web|title=Broncos trim roster to 53 players|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-trim-roster-to-53-players|author=DiLalla, Aric|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=September 1, 2018}}
=Buffalo Bills=
On September 18, 2018, Hunter was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Bills elevate CB Ryan Lewis to active roster|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-elevate-cb-ryan-lewis-to-active-roster|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=September 18, 2018}} He was released on October 9, 2018.{{cite web|title=Bills sign veteran QB Derek Anderson|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-veteran-qb-derek-anderson|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=October 9, 2018}}
=Houston Texans=
On December 26, 2018, Hunter was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.{{cite web|title=TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign ILB Tyrell Adams|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/transactions-texans-sign-ilb-tyrell-adams-x5840|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=December 26, 2018}}
=New York Giants (second stint)=
On January 17, 2019, Hunter signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.{{cite web|title=Giants sign CB Michael Hunter to reserve/future contract|url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-cb-michael-hunter-to-reserve-future-contract|author=Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=January 17, 2019}} He was waived on May 6, 2019.{{cite web|title=Giants add shot put champion to roster, waive three|url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2019/05/06/new-york-giants-add-shot-put-champion-to-roster-waive-three/|work=Giants Wire|publisher=USA Today|date=May 6, 2019}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
On July 31, 2019, Hunter signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web |title=Chiefs' Michael Hunter: Joins Kansas City |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/chiefs-michael-hunter-joins-kansas-city/ |website=CBSSports.com|date=July 31, 2019}} He was waived with an injury designation August 31, 2019.{{cite web|title=Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53|url=https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-roster-down-to-nfl-mandated-53-x1053|website=Chiefs.com|date=August 31, 2019}} After clearing waivers, he was placed on the Chiefs' injured reserve. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 4.
=NFL career statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="3"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | TD | |
| 2016 | NYG
| 2 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | NYG
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{commons category|Michael Hunter|Michael Hunter (American football)}}
- [http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7096 Indiana Hoosiers bio]
- [http://www.okstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2840&path=football Oklahoma State Cowboys bio]
- [http://www.giants.com/team/roster/michael-hunter/e0a20fd6-d145-4a25-8448-1bea76109b43/ New York Giants bio]
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