Lee Hunter (American football)

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Lee Hunter
Texas Tech Red Raiders–No. 2
Position Defensive tackle
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2002-07-02) July 2, 2002 (age 23) [1]
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight330 lb (150 kg)
Career history
College Auburn (2021)
UCF (2022–2024)
Texas Tech (2025–present)
High school B. C. Rain
(Mobile, Alabama)
Blount
(Eight Mile, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards

Lee Hunter (born July 2, 2002) [1] is an American college football defensive tackle for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He previously played for the Auburn Tigers and UCF Knights.

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Early life

Hunter was born in Mobile, Alabama, where he grew up. [2] He played football at Ben C. Rain High School as a freshman before transferring to Mattie T. Blount High School. [3] As a junior at Blount, Hunter, playing as a defensive lineman, recorded 77 tackles, 23 tackles-for-loss (TFLs) and eight sacks. [4] He then made 54 tackles, 20 TFLs and 4.5 sacks as a senior while helping Blount to the Class 6A quarterfinals, being selected first-team all-state for his performance. [3] A four-star recruit and one of the top-100 prospects nationally, he committed to play college football for the Auburn Tigers. [5] [6] [7]

College career

Hunter redshirted as a true freshman at Auburn in 2021, seeing no playing time. [8] He entered the NCAA transfer portal after the season, claiming that the team's players were treated "like dogs" under head coach Bryan Harsin. [9] He transferred to the UCF Knights, playing in 13 games while recording 17 tackles during the 2022 season. [2] Then, as a sophomore in 2023, he was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference after recording 69 tackles, 11 TFLs and three sacks. [10] In 2024, he totaled 45 tackles, 9.5 TFLs and one sack while being named second-team All-Big 12. [11] He transferred to the Texas Tech Red Raiders for his final season in 2025. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lee Hunter Defensive Tackle Texas Tech". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Lee Hunter". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
  3. 1 2 Hill, Jordan D. (June 12, 2021). "Auburn signee Lee Hunter 'checks all the boxes' as Tigers' next defensive line stud". Opelika-Auburn News . Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025– via archive.today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Thomas, Ben (December 3, 2019). "Blount 5-star 2021 defensive tackle Lee Hunter commits to Auburn". AL.com .
  5. ↑ Stultz, Brian (December 16, 2020). "National Signing Day: 3 things to know about 4-star DT Lee Hunter". USA Today .
  6. ↑ Green, Tom (April 23, 2021). "Auburn freshman defensive tackle Lee Hunter flashes potential in 1st spring". AL.com .
  7. ↑ Thomas, Ben (December 17, 2020). "Blount defensive tackle Lee Hunter fulfills pledge, signs with Auburn". AL.com .
  8. ↑ Green, Tom (January 16, 2022). "Auburn freshman Lee Hunter enters transfer portal". AL.com .
  9. ↑ Green, Tom (February 4, 2022). "Former Auburn defensive lineman claims players treated 'like dogs' under Bryan Harsin". AL.com .
  10. ↑ Martinez, Justin (August 20, 2024). "Big 12 football defensive tackle rankings: Where does Dontay Corleone, Lee Hunter rank?". The Oklahoman .
  11. ↑ Giese, Nathan (December 17, 2024). "Texas Tech football gets one of top defensive players in transfer portal". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal .
  12. ↑ Apodaca, Justin (December 17, 2024). "Texas Tech lands All-Big 12 UCF transfer DT Lee Hunter, continuing activity in portal" . The Dallas Morning News .
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