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2018 Football Roster

Ken Lanese
Scott Walstrom, NIU

7 Tifonte Hunt

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 183
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Cornerback
  • Hometown Harvey, Ill.
  • High School Thornton Township

Biography

2018
• Made eight starts in 11 games at cornerback as a senior. 
• Suffered a broken hand in the Akron game and sat out most of the final four regular season games before returning to start the bowl game
• Played more snaps as a senior than in his previous four seasons combined and responded with 30 tackles. 
• Contributed two solo stops and broke up a pass versus UAB in the Boca Raton Bowl. 
• Totaled a career high six tackles and was in on a tackle for loss at Eastern Michigan.
• Made five tackles and broke up a pass at Ball State.
• Had three tackles in a game four times - at Iowa, versus Central Michigan, at Florida State and versus Ohio. 
• All three of his stops at Iowa and versus CMU were solo tackles.
• Also a member of multiple special teams units, including kickoff and punt coverage.  
2017
• Returned to action in the Quick Lane Bowl against Duke (12-26), playing cornerback and on special teams.
• Sat out most of the season with an eligibility issue. 


2016

Made two solo tackles against Buffalo (10-22).

• Played in four games on the season with appearances versus USF (9-10), San Diego State (9-17) and Western Illinois (9-24).

2015
• Played in 13 games to earn a letter.
• Tallied with four total tackles, two solo.
• Had two assisted stops against Ball State (10-10).
• Also recorded solo stops in the games at Miami (10-17) and in the Poinsettia Bowl versus Boise State (12-23).

2014
• Took a medical redshirt season.
• Made his collegiate debut in NIU’s season oepner against Presbyterian (8-28) before being sidelined by injury.

High School
• Three-time team captain and three-year starter who compiled 71 tackles, 22 pass breakups and seven interceptions.
• Tallied 29 tackles, nine pass breakups, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2013.
• Combined for nine kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns as a senior.
• Earned Team MVP and all-area honors following his senior season.
• Recorded 23 tackles, forced a fumble and picked off two passes as a junior en route to garnering all-conference recognition.
• Returned nine of his 12 punt returns for touchdowns in 2012.
• Posted 19 tackles and seven pass breakups as a sophomore.

Personal
• Born Feb. 21, 1996, in Chicago, Ill.
• Son of Chico Hunt and Tiffany Ray.
• Kinesiology major.

 
HUNT'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles:
2, vs. Ball State, 10-10-15

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2014Freshman

    CB
    5'9" 164 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    CB
    5'9" 178 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    CB
    5'9" 178 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2017Redshirt Junior

    CB
    5'9" 176 lbs
    30
  • 7

    2018Redshirt Senior

    Cornerback
    5'9" 183 lbs
    7