Ryan Hunter

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Ryan Hunter
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Hunter with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
No. 62 – Toronto Argonauts
Position: Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-01) April 1, 1995 (age 29)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:316 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school: Canisius (Buffalo, New York)
College: Bowling Green
CFL draft: 2018  / round: 1 / pick: 9
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:National
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:40
Games started:36
Stats at CFL.ca

Ryan Kenneth Hunter (born April 1, 1995) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).

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Early life

Hunter is from North Bay, Ontario. He moved to Buffalo, New York, during high school. He attended Canisius High School, and played for the school's football team. He was named the best offensive lineman in Western New York, and shared 2012 The Buffalo News Player of the Year Award with teammate Qadree Ollison. [1]

College career

Hunter then attended Bowling Green State University, and played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons. He took a redshirt in his first year, and then played in 52 games for his next four years. He started all 12 games of his junior year at right tackle, and all 12 games in his senior year at left tackle. [1]

Professional career

After not getting selected in the 2018 NFL draft, Hunter was drafted by Toronto Argonauts as the final pick (9th overall) of the first round of 2018 CFL Draft [2] but did not sign a contract with the team.

Kansas City Chiefs

Instead, Hunter signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. [3] Hunter spent the 2018 season on the Chiefs' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in 2019. [4] After a loss, the Chiefs released Hunter, but they re-signed him to the practice squad. He was again promoted to the active roster, and was on the active roster for Super Bowl LIV in which the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 31–20. [5] [6] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020. [7]

Los Angeles Chargers

On October 1, 2020, Hunter was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. [8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021. [9]

On August 31, 2021, Hunter was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 11, 2022. [12]

On August 30, 2022, Hunter was waived by the Chargers. [13]

Toronto Argonauts

On September 23, 2022, it was announced that Hunter had signed with the Toronto Argonauts. [14] He played in five regular season games in 2022 and started in two. He also started in both of the team's post-season games that year, including his first Grey Cup game, where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 109th Grey Cup game. [15]

In 2023, Hunter played and started in 18 regular season games and also started in the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes. [15] In the 2024 season, he dressed in 17 regular season games, starting 16, and moved to left tackle following the injury to Isiah Cage midway through the season. [16] His excellent play led him to being named the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman and was named to the All-CFL team. [17] [18] Hunter played and started in all three post-season games that year, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts' defeated the Blue Bombers 41–24. [19] [20]

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