Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Oct 11 (Sat)
TBA
Roster
Derrick Hunter
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Southfield, Mich.
- High School:
- Southfield
PERSONAL: Full name: Derrick Hunter, Jr....Son of Derrick and Cynthia Hunter...Born 1-31-88...EMU: 2007: Played in all 12 games at cornerback and started the first 10 contests of the season...Finished the season with 49 tackles and three pass breakups...Returned a fumble 80 yards for a touchdown at Ohio (Oct. 13)...Earned four individual game coaches’ awards during the season...Named the Defensive Player of the Week for the Michigan (Oct. 6) game...Awarded Winning Performance mentions for the Northwestern (Oct. 19) and Michigan games...Named the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Ohio game...Recorded an interception at Michigan...2006: One of five true freshmen to see game action and earned a varsity letter...Played in nine games as a special teams player and a reserve defensive back...Recorded one tackle on the year...Chosen by the coaching staff as one of the Practice Players of the Week for the Navy (Nov. 11) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southfield H.S. in Southfield, Mich....Senior Year: Chosen No. 47 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Rushed 178 times for 1,112 yards, and had 10 receptions for 300 yards...Scored 12 touchdowns...Named his team’s Offensive Player of the Year...Turned in 66 tackles with two interceptions on defense...Junior Year: Caught 37 passes for 550 yards and rushed 20 times for 220 yards...Accounted for 22 tackles with one interception on defense...Selected to the All-League football squad...Named All-State, All-County and All-League in track as a 400-meter dash runner...Sophomore Year: Turned in 12 receptions for 200 yards on offense and had 20 tackles with one interception on defense...All-State and All-County as a trackman...Freshman Year: All-State trackman after running on the 4 x 200-meter relay team that finished runner-up at the state championships.
