D.J. Hunter Season 2012

#51
PositionLINEBACKER
Weight210 lbs
Height6-0
ClassFreshman
HometownSan Diego, Calif.

Gained valuable experience on the scout team last year, earning one of the defensive scout player-of-the-year awards in the process ... Is listed at No. 4 at middle linebacker after spring drills, moving over from one of the outside spots.

2013: Did not play in his redshirt freshman season, but was named SDSU[apos]s Co-Scout Player of the Year.

2012: Utilized his redshirt season on his first year on campus.

High school: Local product out of Mira Mesa High School ... Earned three letters for the Marauders, helping them to a pair of Eastern League titles ... Was a member of the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team and winner of the Golden Pyramid Academic Achievement Award ... Also lettered two years in lacrosse ... A scholar-athlete.

Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1993, in San Diego, Calif. ... Son of Darryl Hunter, Sr. and Aretha Beard ... Intending to major in psychology with a minor in business.