Shauntae Hunt

Height:
6-5
Weight:
268
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Warrenton, N.C.
High School:
Warren Co.

An exceptionally talented and physically-imposing performer who will have to put a promising and potential honors-producing senior season on hold for a month after suffering a freak, off-season right knee injury ... Hurt knee during a housing move in the late spring ... ECU Sports Medicine personnel anticipate a mid-October return if rehabilitation and strengthening of knee continue on current rate ... Was primed for a breakout season as the other starting 'book-end' opposite Marcus Hands according to coaching accounts ... Displays an outstanding work ethic, attitude and understanding of team principles ... Possesses the proverbial package - quickness, speed, athleticism and strength ... Earned Preseason All-Conference USA honors by Lindy[apos]s (second-team) and Phil Steele Magazine.

2005: Started all 11 games at one of the defensive end positions as a junior ... Credited with 36 tackles (24 solo), 4.0 sacks, a batted pass (SMU), a blocked kick (PAT vs. Marshall) and a quarterback 'hurry' (Rice) ... Also was third on the team after racking up 7.5 tackles for lost yardage (-48) ... Equaled career-high tackle total of six on two occasions (back-to-back weeks vs. Memphis and UCF) ... Made four or more tackles in six games ... Recipient of team[apos]s Janet Overton Decal Award (31) ... vs. Duke (9/3): Recorded four tackles (two solo) and two sacks (-19 yards) ... vs. Wake Forest (9/17): Registered two total tackles, one for a loss of one yard against Demon Deacons ... vs. West Virginia (9/24): Opened 11th career game vs. Mountaineers but was not credited with a stop ... vs. Southern Miss (10/1): Made four tackles (three solo) for the Pirates[apos] pass rush ... Hauled down two Golden Eagle defenders for two tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... vs. Rice (10/8): Recorded five tackles, all solo, against the Owls option-based offense ... vs. SMU (10/15): Registered one solo tackle while batting the ball down for a pass breakup ... vs. Memphis (10/22): Generated a career-best six tackles (four solo) against the Tigers[apos] rushing attack in starting role ... vs. UCF (10/29): Reached Golden Knights[apos] quarterback Steven Moffett for his third and fourth sacks of the season (-21 yards) ... Matched personal standard again by stopping the Golden Knights for six tackles (three solos) ... vs. Tulsa (11/12): Recorded four tackles (two solo) against the Golden Hurricane ... vs. Marshall (11/19): One of four Pirates to register three tackles (all assisted) ... Blocked Marshall[apos]s first PAT of the game (David DeFatta) ... vs. UAB (11/26): Tallied one stop (assisted hit) against Blazers in shortened stint (injury during first half of play).

2004: Earned starting nod to start the season and followed by opening the first eight games (West Virginia, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Louisville, Tulane, Southern Miss, Army and Houston) ... Played in all 11 games at the defensive end slot ... Logged 31 stops (19 solo), five tackles for lost yardage (Wake Forest, Tulane, Southern Miss, Memphis and N.C. State), two pass breakups (Memphis, N.C. State) and one fumble recovery (Louisville) ... Posted three stops against West Virginia in the season opener before adding five tackles vs. Wake Forest at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ... Credited with two tackles against Cincinnati and one vs. Louisville ... Collected a pair of stops before booking a career-best six hits (four solo) versus Southern Miss in Hattiesburg ... Tallied three solo tackles in win over Army ... Totaled a pair of stops each against Houston, USF and Memphis but closed year with a three-tackle outing vs. N.C. State at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte ... Made two or more tackles in 10 of 11 games.

2003: Played in 10 games, including the last nine while fighting through a myriad of injuries ... Did not play against West Virginia and Miami (Fla.) ... Contributed the majority of action as a reserve defensive lineman ... Tallied a season-best four tackles against Tulane at the Louisiana Superdome ... Made 16 total tackles during the season, including three for lost yardage and one quarterback sack (Army) ... Forced one fumble ... Logged three stops in season finale against Southern Miss at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

2003: Sat out the season in compliance with freshman eligibility regulations.

High School: Booked 115 tackles and four sacks during senior campaign ... Was extended an invitation to compete in North Carolina[apos]s East-West All-Star Game ... Selected as the conference defensive lineman-of-the-year as a senior ... A three-time all-conference selection ... Credited with 75 tackles and three sacks during junior season ... A two-way performer, also starred as an offensive tackle for coach Morton Jones.

Personal: Full name is Shauntae Hunt ... Born July 17, 1984 ... An information technology major.