Javin Hunter
Encyclopedia
Javin Hunter is an American football
wide receiver
with Team Michigan of the All American Football League
(AAFL).
in Beverly Hills, Michigan
, where he was a 3-time All-State basketball player teaming with current Houston Rockets
player Shane Battier
for 3 straight state basketball championships. He then attended the University of Notre Dame
, where he was the college's leading receiver in 2001. He was also a walk-on member on the Irish basketball team in his freshman year under former NBA coach John Macleod. Hunter's father was James Hunter, a former all-pro defensive back for the Detroit Lions
from 1976-1982.
in 2002, Hunter played a short time due to various injuries. Hunter first showed promise as a rookie during the preseason scoring two touchdowns, including one on a 99 yard kick return against the New York Jets
. Hunter was named one of ten rookies to watch for the 2002 season by The Sporting News
. He finished the 2002 season playing in 12 games, 5 of them starts, picking up 35 yards on 5 receptions and 4 kick returns for 105 yards including a 63 yard return against the Indianapolis Colts
, for a 26.3 yard average. The next year, Hunter ruptured his Achilles tendon and was placed on injured reserve. In September 2005, Hunter made the switch to cornerback from wide receiver. However after an injury during camp he was waived with injury by the Ravens. Hunter was then picked up by the San Francisco 49ers
in 2005..
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
with Team Michigan of the All American Football League
All American Football League
The All American Football League was a proposed professional American football league. The league, which was to combine a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its...
(AAFL).
Education
Hunter attended high school at Detroit Country Day SchoolDetroit Country Day School
Detroit Country Day School is a private, secular school located in four campuses in Oakland County, Michigan, north of Detroit. The administrative offices, facility services, safety and security services, and the upper school are located in a campus in Beverly Hills, along with the middle school...
in Beverly Hills, Michigan
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Beverly Hills is a village in Southfield Township, Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,267.-Geography:...
, where he was a 3-time All-State basketball player teaming with current Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
player Shane Battier
Shane Battier
Shane Courtney Battier is an American professional basketball player . He most recently played with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He has also been a member of the U.S...
for 3 straight state basketball championships. He then attended the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, where he was the college's leading receiver in 2001. He was also a walk-on member on the Irish basketball team in his freshman year under former NBA coach John Macleod. Hunter's father was James Hunter, a former all-pro defensive back for the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
from 1976-1982.
NFL career
Although drafted by the Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
in 2002, Hunter played a short time due to various injuries. Hunter first showed promise as a rookie during the preseason scoring two touchdowns, including one on a 99 yard kick return against the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Hunter was named one of ten rookies to watch for the 2002 season by The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
. He finished the 2002 season playing in 12 games, 5 of them starts, picking up 35 yards on 5 receptions and 4 kick returns for 105 yards including a 63 yard return against the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
, for a 26.3 yard average. The next year, Hunter ruptured his Achilles tendon and was placed on injured reserve. In September 2005, Hunter made the switch to cornerback from wide receiver. However after an injury during camp he was waived with injury by the Ravens. Hunter was then picked up by the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
in 2005..
Personal
Hunter has a son, Jaden, with former Notre Dame and WNBA point guard Niele IveyNiele Ivey
Niele Ivey is a former Women's National Basketball Association player for the Indiana Fever, Detroit Shock, and Phoenix Mercury basketball teams. She is now an assistant coach for the University of Notre Dame Women's basketball team, where she also played her college ball at...
.