Justin Hunter

Career Statistics

Honors

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)
Leads UT in receiving with 16 catches for 302 yards (8.0 catches per game and 151.0 yards per game
Still leads SEC in receiving yards per game (104.7) and ranks second to teammate Da'Rick Rogers in catches per game (5.67)
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
Has set new career-highs for catches and yards in each of the first two games this season

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
Posted career-highs with 10 catches for 156 yards, including a 33-yard TD pass from Bray vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
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 career-high 114 receiving yards to complement his first multi-TD game (two) vs. Mississippi, including a career-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 career-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