2016: Enters his senior season with three interception returns for a touchdown to tie the most in Sun Belt Conference history . . . Piled up 222 career interception return yards, which are just four shy of the seventh most in school history . . . Responsible for two of the five longest interception returns ever by an A-State player.
2015: Played in all 13 games last season in a reserve role at safety and on special teams . . . Recorded 41 tackles for the sixth most on the team and hauled in three interceptions, tying the second most on the team . . . Posted 128 interception return yards that were the fifth most in A-State history for a single season . . . Returned two picks for scores to tie the most in Sun Belt history in a year . . . Returned an interception a school-record 99 yards for a score against Texas State, which also was the second longest return ever by a Sun Belt player . . . Posted one tackle for loss and a career-high four pass break-ups . . . Ranked tied for the fifth most interceptions by a Sun Belt player . . . Tallied multiple tackles in 10 games and had at least five in four, including a season-high eight against Texas State . . .
Athlon Sports third team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference.
2014: Started the final 11 games of the season and played in all 13 . . . Posted career highs for tackles (65), tackles for loss (1.0), sacks (1.0), interceptions (2) and forced fumbles (1) . . . Ranked fifth on the team in tackles and his two interceptions tied the third most on the squad . . . Recorded double-figure stops in two games, finishing both the regular-season finale against New Mexico State and GoDaddy Bowl against Toledo with a career-high 11 tackles . . . Responsible for at least five tackles in six games, including five of the last seven . . . 5.0 tackles per game ranked as the 45th highest average in the Sun Belt Conference . . . Collected his only forced fumble of the season against Tennessee and also grabbed his first career interception against the Vols . . . Returned an interception against Toledo in the GoDaddy Bowl 94 yards for a touchdown. The 94-yard interception return was the fourth longest in school history and the longest scoring play in GoDaddy Bowl history.
2013: Played in 12 of 13 games, including five as a starter as a true freshman . . . Ended the season with 36 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, and two pass break-ups . . . Recorded at least one tackle in every game played and had multiple stops in all but two contests . . . Tallied a season-high six tackles against Louisiana-Lafayette, and had a pass break-up against both Idaho and Louisiana-Monroe . . . Posted five tackles, his second highest total, against Missouri . . . Recorded three or more tackles in eight games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterman and two-time all-district selection at Prosper (Texas) High School . . . Helped lead Prosper to three consecutive playoff appearances, including the regional semifinals as a senior when the Eagles finished with a 10-3 record . . . Competing on both sides of the ball, Hunter recorded 21 receptions for 265 yards and three touchdowns in 2012 . . . Defensively, Hunter was responsible for 58 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, nine pass break-ups, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery . . . Earned first team all-district recognition for his efforts in 2012, the same year the Eagles moved up to Class 4A status . . . Prosper put together a 9-3 record and advanced to the area playoffs Hunter’s junior season when he posted 26 tackles, three tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and one pass break-up to earn all-district honors . . . Helped lead the Eagles to the second round of the state playoffs as a sophomore as well . . . Completed his final two seasons at Prosper as a starter and with a combined 84 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 10 pass break-ups . . . Started on Prosper’s varsity baseball team.
PERSONAL: Son of All-Star Major League Baseball player and Arkansas native Torii Hunter . . . Full name is Monshadrick Hunter . . . Communication Studies major.
