AJ Hunter

AJ Hunter

  • Award
    Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/5/2018
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    University of Dubuque
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Elgin, Ill.
  • High School
    Larkin
Football – Special Teams Player of the Week
AJ Hunter, University of Dubuque
Jr., WR/KR, Elgin, Ill./Larkin
  • On a rainy Saturday when priority number one was fielding the ball, Hunter did exactly that and racked up 49 yards on two kickoff returns.  
  • Hunter also caught one pass for 41 yards to finish the day with 90 total yards.
  • The junior’s efforts contributed to UD’s 17-6 road win over Simpson, keeping the Spartan’s conference title goals alive.
  • In conference play Hunter averages 19.5 yards per return to rank fifth in the league.
  • This is Hunter’s first Special Teams Player of the Week award.