Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Cincinnati
Dion Hunter
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Rio Rancho, NM, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dion Hunter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Dion Hunter built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Rio Rancho, NM wearing No. 42, spending time with Cincinnati and New Mexico. The clearest part of Dion Hunter's career was his...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Dion Hunter, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico. Dion Hunter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 125
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Dion Hunter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · LB
- Career Tackles
- 125
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cleveland · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Cleveland · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 11 tackles · LB 716th (top 59%) · Big 12 276th (top 43%) · National 2,700th (top 46%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 9 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 25.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 16.6 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| 2023 | New Mexico to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 16.6 | Apr 26, 2023 |
Dion Hunter played LB for New Mexico and Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dion Hunter recorded 125 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 9 primary output with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.2
Usage
3.9
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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All Games3 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Louisville
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8/31 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | — | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dion Hunter story
Dion Hunter built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Rio Rancho, NM wearing No. 42, spending time with Cincinnati and New Mexico. The clearest part of Dion Hunter's career was his defensive production: 125 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Dion Hunter'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
New Mexico
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0.5 | 17.1 | 4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 20.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 9 | 41.5 | 9.7 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1.5 | 15.2 | 3.9 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UNLV
Week 5 · L 20-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 1
3
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah State
Week 10 · L 10-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 10 · L 17-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Houston Christian
Week 1 · W 27-17
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
9 primary output · 41.5 efficiency · 9.7 usage
69.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
32.1
5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · New Mexico
26.5
0.5 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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