Position: Cornerback High school: West Monroe (LA) Roster status: Reserve/Future Weight 86 kg | Place of birth: Monroe, Louisiana Undrafted: 2016 Height 1.85 m | |
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Date of birth: (1993-04-19) April 19, 1993 (age 23) College Oklahoma State Cowboys football Current team New York Giants (#39 / Cornerback) Parents Jackie Hunter, Michael Hunter Similar Ben McAdoo, Steve Spagnuolo, Tom Coughlin Profiles | ||
Michael Dewayne Hunter, Jr. (born April 19, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana prior to transferring to Oklahoma State. He was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft.
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High school career
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.
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. In 2015, he appeared in 10 games and recorded 20 tackles (18 solo), one tackle-for-loss, one pass defensed and two interceptions.
Professional career
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. He was re-signed to a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2017.
