| Wendell Hunter |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Carson, CA
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 | High School: Carson
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 | Height / Weight: 6-1 / 220
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 | Position: LB
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 | Birthdate: 04/19/1982
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 | Experience: 1V
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A hard-hitting outside linebacker who just needs more experience to become more of an impact player ... perhaps Cal's best athlete in the linebacker corps, given his combination of explosiveness and speed ... has big-play potential and should see a lot of action this fall after playing as a reserve last season ... 2001 ... a big special teams contributor who accumulated six total tackles ... recorded a pair of tackles in the finale at Rutgers, include one for a loss of two yards ... 2000 ... redshirted while working with the scout team and learning the Cal defensive system.
High School/Personal: A two-way star on a Carson HS team, playing running back and linebacker ... a prolific tackler who ended his senior season with 120 tackles, including four sacks and one interception ... on offense, rushed for 955 yards on 130 carries and 15 touchdowns ... earned first team all-state honors by Student Sports ... selected as a PrepStar All-American, ranking as the No. 9 linebacker in the West Region ... earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors as the No. 56 prospect in the region ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune Western Top 100 prep players ... named by the LA Times as the City Player of the Year ... the Marine League Offensive Player of the Year ... received six votes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West Poll ... father, Forrest, is an engineer ... born April 19, 1982 in Long Beach, CA.
W. Hunter's Career Statistics
Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR
2001 5 1 6 1-2 0-0 0 0