Ernest Hunter

Height:
6-4
Weight:
300
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Burke, Va.
High School:
Lake Braddock HS

Veteran contributor along the defensive line who is playing nose this season ... his ability to make plays there shows his comfort playing inside ... positive approach to the game makes him a solid leader ... 18 tackles last year at tackle ... interception in the East Carolina win ... pair of stops in the win at UCF ... two tackles in the win over Maryland ... tackle and a pass breakup in James Madison win ... five tackles with a TFL in the Virginia Tech game ... two tackles, TFL in the Connecticut game ... sack against Temple ... fractured a thumb in the Pitt game ... starter in 2003 who recorded 43 tackles and three sacks for the year ... three tackles in the opener vs. Wisconsin ... recovered an East Carolina fumble ... pair of sacks against Cincinnati ... three tackles at Maryland ... four tackles and three QB pressures at Miami ... pair of tackles in Rutgers win ... four tackles and a sack against Virginia Tech ... four tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery in the win over UCF ... five tackles in the win at Boston College ... three tackles in the Syracuse win ... made seven tackles, one for a loss, in the Temple victory ... missed the last seven games of the 2002 regular season with a broken leg ... three tackles, one for a loss, vs. UTC ... played most of the Cincinnati game in place of the injured David Upchurch, making a pair of solo stops ... started the East Carolina game when Upchurch moved outside ... also started the Maryland game at nose, but suffered a broken left leg in that contest ... two tackles in bowl game against Virginia ... did not see varsity action in 2001, but won the Danny Van Etten Award as the defensive player of the year on the Mountaineer scout teams ... scout team player of the week: Syracuse ... first team all-state, all-Northern Region, all-Patriot District and The Washington Post all-metro selection ... recorded 53 tackles, 23 sacks, 30 first hits, 25 hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass deflection for Coach Marty Riddle at Lake Braddock High ... led the Bruins to a 7-4 record and the state playoffs as a senior ... also lettered in track and basketball ... birthday is September 5 ... son of Ernest and Hulda Hunter ... a summer graduate in communications ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll