Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Memphis
Derick Hunter Jr.
DL • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Fort Myers, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derick Hunter Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas A&M • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Derick Hunter Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Fort Myers, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Memphis and Texas A&M. The clearest part of Derick Hunter Jr.'s career...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Derick Hunter Jr., DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Memphis. Derick Hunter Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 19
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Derick Hunter Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · DL
- Career Tackles
- 19
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Memphis
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Dunbar · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- Dunbar · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 9 | 15 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 24.2 | Dec 20, 2024 |
Derick Hunter Jr. played DL for Texas A&M and Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derick Hunter Jr. recorded 19 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Memphis paired 1 primary output with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas A&M, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Memphis
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
10
Usage
4.2
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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All Games1 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
10 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/17 | vs UAB | W 53-18 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derick Hunter Jr. story
Derick Hunter Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Fort Myers, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Memphis and Texas A&M. The clearest part of Derick Hunter Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 19 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Derick Hunter Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas A&M
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 1 | 13.4 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 4 | 11.4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 4 | 11.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 10 | 4.2 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 2 · W 37-3
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Alabama
Week 5 · L 24-52 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs UAB
Week 12 · W 53-18 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa State
Week 1 · W 36-26 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
25 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 25 takeover score.
#5
vs Boise State
Week 5 · W 35-32
0
Havoc Plays
11.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Memphis
1 primary output · 10 efficiency · 4.2 usage
42.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Texas A&M
36.8
1 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Memphis
35.9
4 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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