Trent Hunter

Mississippi State

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:30 PM

Height:
5-10
Weight:
187
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Katy, Texas
High School:
Katy

Has 222 career tackles, which ties him for the active team leader with inside linebacker Garrick Williams entering 2011.
Named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week after making a pair of interceptions in victory over Nebraska in 2010.

2010 (Junior): Selected honorable mention All-Big 12 after a solid season that saw his play in all 13 games, starting 12 of the contests ... injury forced him to miss the start at KU but was able to contribute off the bench ... finished fifth on the team with 62 tackles ... also contributed a pair of interceptions and 1.5 tackles for loss ... had a crucial forced fumble at the goalline against Texas Tech ... tied for the team-high with eight tackles in a win over Texas Tech ... notched a season-high with nine stops at Baylor ... selected Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week after collecting four tackles and a pair of interceptions in an upset win over No. 8 Nebraska.

2009 (Sophomore): A second-team All-Big 12 selection by the league's head coaches ... started all 13 games at strong safety ... led the team with 95 tackles in 2009 ... totaled seven or more stops in the last five games ... made 22nd start of career against Georgia in Independence Bowl (12/28), recording eight tackles (one for loss) ... seven tackles against No. 3 Texas (11/26) ... had a season-high 13 tackles against Colorado (11/7), his fourth career double-digit performance ... registered nine tackles at Kansas State (10/17) ... posted a team-high nine tackles versus Oklahoma State (10/10) ... picked up six solo stops against Arkansas (10/3) ... recorded seven tackles in 38-30 win over Utah State (9/19) ... had a team-high 10 tackles in victory over New Mexico (9/5) ... a second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

2008 (Freshman): Earned first-team Freshman All-America honors by College Football News after finishing third on the team with 65 tackles ... 46 of his 65 tackles were solos ... intercepted a Graham Harrell pass against Texas Tech

and returned it 23 yards to set up a score ... intercepted two more passes in the

Aggies' win over Colorado ... also posted two tackles for loss ... notched 17 tackles against Army in his first career start to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors ... special teams standout also tied for the team lead with eight kickoff return tackles ... garnered honorable-mention All Big 12 honors from the conference coaches.

High School: Coached by Gary Joseph at Katy High School ... 2007 Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year ... earned First-team all-state defensive back honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association ... first Team All-District return specialist and defensive back. (District 18-5A) ... first Team All-Greater Houston defensive back and defensive player of the year ... as a senior (2007), Hunter tallied 136 tackles (95 solo) while intercepting four passes and breaking up 17 more ... special teams standout also blocked two kicks and returned two kicks for scores.

Personal: Trent Laron Hunter is the son of Elaine Hunter of Cypress, Texas and Ronny Hunter of Kempt, Texas ... born Decem