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Hunter's Cal Career Game Highs
Receptions: 8 (three times, last at UCLA, 2023)
Receiving Yards: 153 (vs. UCLA, 2022)
Long Reception: 58 (at USC, 2022)
Receiving TDs: 2 (at UCLA, 2022)
Rushes: 1 (vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, 2023)
Rushing Yards: 9 (vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, 2023)
Long Rush: 9 (vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, 2023)
Punt Returns: 4 (vs. Stanford, 2022)
Punt Return Yards: 43 (vs. Stanford, 2022)
Long Punt Return: 22 (vs. Stanford, 2022)
Kickoff Returns: 1 (at Oregon, 2023)
Kickoff Return Yards: 8 (at Oregon, 2023)
Long Kickoff Return: 8 (at Oregon, 2023)
All-Purpose Yards: 180 (vs. UCLA, 2022)
Tackles: 1 (three times, last at Utah, 2023)
Total TDs: 2 (twice, last at UCLA, 2023)
Points: 12 (twice, last at UCLA, 2023)

Cal Career (2020-23)
– Played in 33 games with 23 starts and finished his career just outside of the school's all-time top in several categories including receptions (144), yards receiving (2,084), touchdown catches (13) and 100-yard receiving games (5), while adding 29 punt returns for 229 yards and two kick returns for 18 yards for a total of 2,331 all-purpose yards, while adding three tackles
– Had five or more catches in 21 contests including a career-long string of 10 in a row that spanned his final five games of 2022 and first five contests of 2023

Junior (2023)
– Announced on December 21 that he would be entering the transfer portal
– Fourth-team All-Pac-12 selection by Phil Steele
– Played in all 13 games with 11 starts
– Contributed team highs of 63 receptions, 731 yards receiving and seven touchdown catches with the receptions and touchdown receptions both career highs, while adding nine punt returns for 26 yards, as well as two kick returns for 18 yards to total 775 all-purpose yards
– Ranked among Pac-12 and national leaders in touchdown receptions (#11 Pac-12, #52T NCAA), receptions per game (4.8, #13 Pac-12, #56T NCAA), yards receiving (#15 Pac-12, #90 NCAA) and receiving yards per game (#19 Pac-12, #105 NCAA)
– Also had a career-high two tackles
– at North Texas (W, 58-21) – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD; 1 punt return, 0 yards, 0 long; 64 all-purpose yards; 64 yards from scrimmage
– Auburn (L, 10-14) – 5 receptions, 35 yards. 22 long; 1 punt return, 0 yards; 35 all-purpose yards; 35 yards from scrimmage
– Idaho (W, 31-17) – 5 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD, 20 long; 48 all-purpose yards; 48 yards from scrimmage
– at Washington (L, 32-59) – 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD, 50 long; 1 punt return, -2 yards, -2 long; 83 all-purpose yards; 85 yards from scrimmage; 1 tackle ... career-high-tying tackles
– Arizona State (W, 24-21) – 6 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD, 31 long; 89 all-purpose yards; 89 yards from scrimmage
– Oregon State (L, 40-52) – 3 receptions, 12 yards, 11 long; 1 punt return, 8 yards; 20 all-purpose yards; 12 yards from scrimmage
– at Utah (L, 14-34) – started but did not record any offensive statistics other than participation, 1 tackle ... held without a reception for the first time since the 2021 season finale against USC to end a string of 18 straight games with at least one catch ... career-high-tying tackles
– USC (L, 49-50) – 8 receptions, 96 yards, 25 long; 3 punt returns, 22 yards; 118 all-purpose yards; 96 yards from scrimmage ... career-high-tying receptions ... came off the bench after starting each of the previous 18 games he had played in and each of the last 12 overall
– at Oregon (L, 19-63) – 5 receptions, 64 yards, 26 long; 1 kickoff return, 8 yards; 72 all-purpose yards; 72 yards from scrimmage
– Washington State (W, 42-39) – 3 receptions, 45 yards, 36 long; 45 all-purpose yards; 45 yards from scrimmage
– at Stanford (W, 27-15) – 4 receptions, 30 yards, 1 TD, 15 long; 2 punt return, -2 yards; 28 all-purpose yards; 30 yards from scrimmage
– at UCLA (W, 33-7) – 8 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD, 49 long; 1 kickoff return, 10 kickoff return yards; 111 all-purpose yards; 111 yards from scrimmage ... career-high-tying receptions ... fifth career 100-yard receiving game
– vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34) – 5 receptions, 62 yards, 27 long; 62 all-purpose yards; 62 yards from scrimmage
– All-Pac-12 Preseason Second Team (Athlon, Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele^), Honorable Mention (Pac-12 Media)
– Biletnikoff Award Watch List
– No. 7 Draft Eligible Punt Returner (Phil Steele)
^Selected as both a wide receiver and punt returner by Phil Steele

Sophomore (2022)
– Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus as a wide receiver while adding second-team honors as a punt returner from Phil Steele, and was an honorable mention selection of the league's coaches
– Played in and started 11 games while missing one full contest against Washington and part of another at Colorado due to injury
– Led team with a career-high 965 yards receiving that ranked eighth on Cal's all-time single-season list on 60 receptions with five touchdown catches that were both the second-best totals on the squad
– Added 19 punt returns for 196 yards and an average of 10.3 yards per punt return to lead the team in all categories while totaling 1161 all-purpose yards to rank second with his 105.5 all-purpose yards per game leading the squad and all career highs
– Ranked among Pac-12 and national leaders in yards per punt return (#3 Pac-12, #9 NCAA), receiving yards per game (87.7, #3 Pac-12, #19 NCAA), all-purpose yards per game (#4 Pac-12, #57 NCAA), receiving yards (#5 Pac-12, #36 NCAA). yards per reception (16.08, #6 Pac-12, #61 NCAA), receptions per game (5.5, #7 Pac-12, #47T NCAA) and receptions (#7 Pac-12, #48T NCAA)
– Had his first four career games of 100 or more yards receiving over his last eight contests
– Made at least five receptions and totaled at least 63 yards receiving in each of the 10 full games he played (injured in second quarter at Colorado and did not return)
– Had Cal's longest two receptions of the season in back-to-back games with a 57-yarder against Oregon followed by a 58-yarder at USC, both on passes from Jack Plummer
– Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll team
– UC Davis (W, 34-13) – 6 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD. 27 long; 3 punt returns, 17 punt return yards, 13 long; 95 all-purpose yards
– UNLV (W, 20-14) – 5 receptions, 79 yards, 37 long; 1 punt return, 13 punt return yards, 13 long; 95 all-purpose yards  
– at Notre Dame (L, 17-24) – 5 receptions, 66 yards, 33 long; 2 punt returns, 17 punt return yards, 16 long, 82 all-purpose yards
– Arizona (W, 49-31) – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD, 37TD long; 2 punt returns, 32 punt return yards, 21 long; 114 all-purpose yards
– at Washington State (L, 9-28) – 6 receptions, 109 yards, 49 long; 1 tackle ... lone career tackle
– at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT) – 3 receptions, 34 yards, 17 long; 3 punt returns, 34 punt return yards, 16 long ... left game with injury during second quarter and did not return
– Oregon (L, 24-42) – 5 receptions, 96 yards, 57 long
– at USC (L, 35-41) – 6 receptions, 102 yards,1 TD, 58 long; 2 punt returns, 21 yards, 13 long ... career-long reception
– at Oregon State (L, 10-38) – 6 receptions, 63 yards, 24 long
– Stanford (W, 27-20) – 5 receptions, 103 yards, 44 long; 4 punt returns, 43 yards, 22 long; 146 all-purpose yards ... career-high punt returns and punt return yards ... career-long punt return
– UCLA (L, 28-35) – 8 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD, 49 long; 2 punt returns, 27 yards, 20 long; 180 all-purpose yards ... career-high yards receiving, touchdown receptions and all-purpose yards ... career-high-tying receptions
– All-Pac-12 Preseason Fourth Team (Athlon)

Freshman (2021)
– Played in his first nine career games including his first career start against Sacramento State 
– Second on the team and the Pac-12 with an average of 18.48 yards per reception (#20 NCAA), while he was third on the squad with 388 yards receiving on 21 catches
– Tied for second on the team along with Kekoa Crawford with eight receptions of 20 or more yards (behind only team-high 11 by Trevon Clark) with at least one catch of 20+ yards in seven of his nine contests
– Also returned one punt for seven yards
– Nevada - 2 receptions, team-high-tying 35 yards, 28 long ... had a 28-yard reception that was the Golden Bears' longest passing play of the game
– at TCU - 2 receptions, 48 yards, 42 long
– Sacramento State - 5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD, 45 long ... first career touchdown catch ... first career start
– at Washington - 6 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD, 23 long
– Washington State - 1 punt return, 7 yards
– at Oregon - 3 receptions, 78 yards, 31 long
– Colorado - 1 reception, 15 yards, 15 long
– Oregon State - 2 receptions, 57 yards, 41 long
– USC - played off the bench but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2020)
– Did not play

Central HS (Class Of 2020)
– Combined for 209 receptions, 3215 yards receiving and 50 touchdown catches during three varsity campaigns for squads that registered a combined 31-3 record, won the Division I-A State Championship Bowl Game as a 2019 senior, as well as Central Section and Tri-River Athletic Conference titles in all three
– Had 72 receptions for 1070 yards and 15 touchdown catches while adding another 388 all-purpose yards for a total of 1458 with 19 punt returns for 285 yards and one touchdown, four kick returns for 92 yards and one rush for yards for a 15-0 team that won state, section and league titles as a senior
– Had seven catches for 120 yards including a 65-yard touchdown catch on a screen pass in a win over Sierra Canyon in the state title game in his final contests as a prep
– Posted huge receiving numbers as a 2018 junior when he had career highs of 94 receptions, 1534 yards receiving and 28 touchdown catches, while adding one kick return for 15 yards to total 1549 all-purpose yards for a 14-1 squad that was a section and league champ
– Also scored on one two-point conversion reception as a junior to total 170 points
– Contributed 43 receptions for 611 yards and seven touchdown catches while also returning 10 punts for 96 yards and making a pair of tackles as a 2017 sophomore
– Wore No. 3 in football
– Also played prep basketball

High School Stats And Bio (According To MaxPreps.com)
*Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
 
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 18, 2019)
Stars: Rivals (4), 247Sports (3), ESPN (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports (535)
National Wide Receiver Rankings: Rivals (51), 247Sports (88), ESPN (260)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (248)
California Overall Player Rankings: Rivals (28), 247Sports (47), ESPN (140)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (0.8746), ESPN (73), Rivals (5.8)
 
Other
– Born April 12, 2002
– Son of JR and Beth Hunter
– Graduated from Cal in December of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and honored in a mini-graduation ceremony held for nine players and one coach at the end of walk-thru on the day of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Last Updated 
June 9, 2024