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Jersey Number 11
Justin Hunter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- High School:
- Ocean Lakes
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Honors
- 2012 Coaches All-SEC Second Team
- 2012 CBSSports.com All-SEC Team
- 2012 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team
- 2012 Pro Football Weekly All-American
- Biletnikoff Preseason Watch List as nation's top receiver
- 2012 Preseason All-SEC First Team by Lindy's
- 2012 Preseason All-SEC Second Team by Athlon, Steele
- Named SEC's Most Dangerous Threat by Lindy's
- 2010 Coaches Freshman All-SEC
2012
Photo Gallery- 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts:12/12
- 19th in NCAA/3rd in SEC in receiving yards with 1,083
- 24th in NCAA/3rd in SEC in receiving yards per game (90.3)
- Fourth in SEC in catches per game (6.1), 37th in NCAA
- Led Vols with 73 catches for 1,083 yards and nine receiving touchdowns in 2012
- On the single-season receptions list, Hunter had second-best season with 73 catches, the record is 76 by Marcus Nash in 1997
- Finished with 1,083 receiving yards, ranks third on single-season yards list, behind Robert Meachem (1,298) and Nash (1,170)
- With eight 100-yard receiving games, tied for third-most in a career in Tennessee history (record 15, J.Kent)
- With 18 career receiving touchdowns, tied for fifth-most in career at UT
- 1,812 career receiving yards stands 11th all-time
- Tied UT record for receiving touchdowns in a game twice in 2012 with three vs. Georgia State and Troy
- Became eighth Vol with a 1,000-yard receiving season
- Had tied UT record for most catches in first two games of a season tying Johnny Mills in 1966 with 17
- Closed season with three catches for 65 yards including a 42-yard receiving touchdown vs. Kentucky (11/24)
- Five catches for 39 yards at Vanderbilt (11/17)
- Notched nine catches for 141 yards and a 13-yard touchdown vs. Missouri (11/10)
- Career-high 181 yards on nine catches with three touchdowns (tying UT record for second time) vs. Troy (11/3)
- Eight catches for 90 yards at #17 South Carolina (10/27)
- Four catches for team-best 70 yards vs. #1 Alabama (10/20), including season-long 44-yard reception
- Three receptions for 46 yards at #5 Georgia (9/29)
- Eight catches for 115 yards with a 19-yard TD catch vs. Akron (9/22)
- Five catches for 76 yards with season-long of 42 vs. #18 Florida (9/15)
- Tied UT record for receiving TDs in a game with three vs. Georgia State (9/8) with catches of 25, 11, 19 yards
- Fifth-career 100-yard game vs. Georgia State with eight catches for 146 yards
- Returned to action for first time since Sept. 17, 2011 in opener vs. NC State (8/31) and had nine catches for 73 yards. Reception total was second-highest in career
2011
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 3/3
- Suffered season-ending torn ACL in left knee at #16 Florida (9/17), underwent surgery and looks to return in spring
- Finished year with 17 catches for 314 yards (18.5 yards per catch and 104.7 yards per game)
- Led SEC in receiving yards per game (104.7) at time of injury
- Prior to injury, ranked 12th in the NCAA/first in SEC in receptions/game (8.0) and 10th/1st in SEC in receiving yards/game (151.0)
- Was leading UT in receiving with 16 catches for 302 yards (8.0 catches per game and 151.0 yards per game) in first two games
- Set UT record for most receiving yards in first two games of a season with 302 in first two this year
- Sset new career-highs for catches and yards in each of the first two games during the season
- Posted career-highs with 10 catches for 156 yards, including a 33-yard TD pass from Bray vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
- Part of duo with Da'Rick Rogers to have the first-ever game where two UT receivers to have 10 catches in same game, vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
- Part of duo to have 100-receiving yards in back-to-back games for just the second time in UT history
- Set then career-highs with six catches for 146 yards and 81-yd TD vs. Montana (9/3)
- 81-yard reception tied for ninth-longest in UT history
- 81-yard TD was the second-career 80-plus yard pass from Tyler Bray to Hunter, marking just the third duo in UT history with two 80-plus yard connections in history
- Along with Da'Rick Rogers (100 yds) became first duo with 100-receiving yards in a game since 2007
2010
- Games/Starts: 13/2
- Earned Coaches' All-SEC Freshman Team honors
- One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee, including a pair of starts
- First career start came vs. Alabama
- Caught 16 passes for 415 yards and seven touchdowns
- Broke UT freshman record for receiving TDs with seven, which ranked tied for first among all NCAA FBS freshmen receivers
- Four of TDs were from 30 yards or longer
- Led team with 25.9 yards per catch
- Nine catches went for 20 or more yards
- Despite not having a catch in four games, ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards (415) and second on the Vols with seven TD receptions
- Tied for eighth in the SEC with two 100-yard receiving performances
- Led UT in receiving yards in three games and receptions on one occasion
- Seventh TD was lone reception in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina to put the Vols ahead 20-17 in the fourth quarter
- In second career start, hauled in three receptions for a season-high 114 receiving yards to complement his first multi-TD game (two) vs. Mississippi, including a season-long catch of 80 yards on the Vols' first offensive play
- 80-yard TD was UT's longest play from scrimmage since 2006 vs. Vanderbilt and tied for the 10th longest pass in UT history
- Totaled a season-high four receptions at Georgia and led UT with 110 yards, including a 38-yard TD
- Became UT's first freshman to have 100 receiving yards in a game since 2004 (Robert Meachem vs. UK)
- Snatched first career TD catch vs. Florida, a 35-yarder on fourth-and-six in the fourth quarter that helped cut the Vols' deficit to seven
- Finished with three receptions and a team-best 60 yards against the Gators
- First career catch came vs. Oregon, a 31-yard strike to set up the Vols at the Ducks' 1-yard line
- Lone receptions vs. Memphis and Vanderbilt were good for first-quarter TDs, a 42-yarder vs. the Tigers and a 15-yard connection against the Commodores
- Hauled in a 37-yard reception on third-and-three of UT's go-ahead scoring drive in the fourth quarter at LSU
High School
- Virginia High School Coaches AAA All-State
- Earned spot on Rivals100 list as the No 75 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com
- Also rated as the No. 3 prospect in Virginia and No. 8 overall wide receiver by Rivals.com
- Rated as the No. 11 wide receiver by Scout.com
- Participated in the Under Armour All-America Game
- Tallied 46 receptions for 714 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2009
- As a junior in 2008, caught 34 passes for 545 yards and 13 TDs
- Won long jump at junior portion of 2010 USA Outdoor Championships with leap of 25-10 3/4 and qualified for IAAF World Junior Championships
- Track & Field News rates him nation's No. 3 long jumper (25-3¾), No. 7 high jumper (7-2) and No. 14 triple jumper (49-5)
- Won Virginia Class AAA state championship in the high jump and long jump as a junior
- Place second in state triple jump, ninth in 300M hurdles and ran a leg on Ocean Lakes' third-place 4x100 M relay team
- Also competed on the basketball team at Ocean Lakes
- Coach at Ocean Lakes High School: Chris Scott
Career Highs
- Receptions - 10 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11
- Receiving Yards - 181 vs. Troy, 11/3/12
- Touchdowns - 3 vs. Georgia State, 9/8/12 & vs. Troy, 11/3/12 (Tied UT Record)
- 100-Yard Games - 8 (last 141 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12)
Personal
- Full Name: Justin Scott Hunter
- Born on May 20, 1991 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Son of Gloria Hunter
- Majoring in Arts & Sciences
FB | Braylon Staley & Edrees Farooq Postgame (11.1.25)
Sunday, November 02
FB | Joey Aguilar & Edwin Spillman Postgame (11.1.25)
Sunday, November 02
FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. Oklahoma (11.1.25)
Sunday, November 02
FB | Cinematic Recap at Kentucky (10.25.25)
Wednesday, October 29
