2019 Football Roster
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Hunt, Tyler
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Jersey Number 97
Tyler Hunt
- Position:
- K/P
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gobles, Mich.
- High School:
- Gobles
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Five-year letterwinner played in 45 career games, making 17 career starts at tight end (three in 2020, four in 2021, 10 in 2022) . . . had 37 career receptions for 312 yards with one TD . . . returned to Michigan State in 2022 to use his sixth season of eligibility . . . scored two career TDs (one rushing vs. Iowa in 2020, one receiving vs. Indiana in 2021) . . . switched positions from punter to tight end in 2020 . . . played a multitude of positions on special teams in his career, including placekicker, punter, kickoffs and holder . . . joined the team as a walk-on in September 2017 . . . graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness management in May 2021 . . . two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2022 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Played in 11 of 12 games, including 10 starts . . . played a total of 372 snaps, most among Spartan tight ends, along with 53 plays on special teams . . . tallied a career-high 15 receptions for 98 yards . . . 4-of-15 (.267) catches went for a first down . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . played 29 snaps in his last game as a Spartan at Penn State . . . was targeted three times in Rutgers game, but did not record a reception, as two were broken up by Rutgers defenders, in playing 37 snaps . . . tallied three catches for 7 yards at Illinois, logging 33 snaps, with two catches coming on separate Spartan TD drives . . . did not have a catch in game at Michigan in one target, recording 24 snaps . . . had one catch for 4 yards in Wisconsin game . . . was starting tight end at Maryland and snared three catches for a career-high 35 yards, including a career-long catch going for 18 yards and a first down on MSU’s first play from scrimmage in the game, vaulting the drive that resulted in MSU’s opening TD . . . started Minnesota game at tight end and had one catch going for 14 yards and a first down . . . started game at Washington and tied career-high with four catches, for 14 yards . . . started Akron game and had two catches for 20 yards, with one going for a first down during an MSU TD drive . . . started season opener vs. Western Michigan and had one catch for 4 yards in playing 34 snaps.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Played in 11 games with four starts (Youngstown State, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State) . . . missed the last two games of the season due to an injury . . . played a career-high 385 snaps on offense . . . snared 14 catches for a career-best 136 yards with one TD . . . 8-of-14 receptions (.571) went for either a first down or TD . . . also threw a 15-yard pass to Payton Thorne at Indiana . . . equaled career-high receiving yards for second straight outing with 30 yards on two catches at Ohio State, with both going for first downs, including a season-long 16-yard reception, in playing 28 offensive snaps . . . matched career-high for second game in a row with three catches in Maryland game, going for a career-high 30 yards, in playing 52 snaps . . . snared season-high three catches for then-career-high 25 yards at Purdue, with two of the three going for first downs, in playing 38 snaps . . . started Michigan game at tight end and recorded one catch for 3 yards, in playing 48 snaps . . . snared first TD catch of Spartan career at Indiana on 12-yard catch in third quarter and also threw first pass of MSU career in Indiana game on a 15-yard pass to quarterback Payton Thorne, with Thorne making an acrobatic, highlight-reel catch on the sideline, in playing 34 snaps . . . saw action in 42 snaps at Rutgers . . . played 36 snaps in Western Kentucky contest . . . was in on 22 snaps in Nebraska game . . . tallied two catches for 20 yards at Miami, with one going for a first down and both coming on a MSU’s FG drive, in playing 38 snaps . . . started Youngstown State game at tight end, playing 19 snaps and catching two passes for 16 yards, with one going for a first down and the other part of a MSU TD drive . . . saw action in 29 offensive snaps in season-opening win at Northwestern.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Ranked second among Spartan tight ends with eight receptions for 78 yards . . . also had one rush for 1-yard TD at Iowa . . . played in five games, including three starts at tight end (Penn State, Ohio State, Northwestern) . . . 5-of-8 catches (.625) went for a first down, with three coming on a third-down play . . . played 242 snaps on offense at tight end . . . started third game in a row in drawing start at Penn State, making one catch for a season-long 17 yards, for not only a first down, but setting up MSU inside the PSU 5-yard line in the second quarter on a drive that ended with a field goal . . . made second straight start in Ohio State game, snaring new career high four catches for 24 yards, for first game with multiple receptions, including two going for first downs . . . made first career start in Northwestern game, and matched then-career-long for second game in a row with a 15-yard reception, going for a first down on third-and-10 . . . snared a then-career long 15-yard catch in Indiana game . . . scored on a 1-yard rush for TD in the third quarter at Iowa, which was not only first career TD, but also first career rushing attempt . . . added one catch for 7 yards, and also posted tackle at Iowa.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games to earn his second letter . . . served as the team's holder and also played on kickoff returns . . . had a 16-yard kickoff return in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Wake Forest.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . suffered season-ending, non-contact injury (torn ACL) in practice before the Purdue game . . . started five games (Indiana, Central Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan) at punter . . . averaged 40.1 yards per punt on 36 punts for 1,444 yards, including 15 inside the 20 with a long of 63-yards, one of two punts of 60+ yards . . . punted a career-high number of times in each of the last three games . . . boomed a career-high 11 punts in Michigan game for a season-high 41.5 ypp average, as the 11 punts tied for second most in the single game in school history . . . had a long of 60 yards, in which came deep in MSU territory and he made a one-handed snag of bad snap, rolled out and boomed it down to the UM 18, for his second-longest punt of the season . . . added a 59-yarder, as only three punts were returned, including one return of -1 yard, as part of pinning four inside the 20 . . . punted a then-career-high 10 times at Penn State with a 40.4 ypp average with a long of 49 yards and three inside the 20, including two inside the 10, with being downed at the 2 and the other the 8 . . . placed a career-high five of seven punts inside the 20 against Northwestern, averaging 40.9 yards on seven punts, including a career-long 63-yarder . . . pinned three of his four punts inside the 20 vs. Central Michigan, averaging 35.5 ypp, including a 48-yarder . . . in his collegiate debut at Indiana, punted four times for 155 yards (38.8 avg.).
2017 SEASON: Redshirted . . . joined the Spartans during the 2017 season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to the 2016 Kalamazoo Gazette Dream Team as a quarterback his senior year . . . under Coach Jim Wiseley, helped lead Gobles to the district title game and an 8-3 overall record . . . rushed for 1,231 yards and 24 touchdowns . . . also passed for 459 yards . . . selected to play in the 35th annual MHSFCA East-West All Star Game at Saginaw Valley State . . . played multiple positions in high school, including quarterback . . . also played basketball and was a Class C honorable mention all-state choice by The Associated Press and a first-team Southwestern Athletic Conference (Lakeshore Division) selection . . . named to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Academic All-State Team for his 3.81 GPA . . . also lettered in baseball and was an honorable mention all-conference pick as a senior in 2017 . . . graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness in May 2021.
CAREER NOTES: Five-year letterwinner played in 45 career games, making 17 career starts at tight end (three in 2020, four in 2021, 10 in 2022) . . . had 37 career receptions for 312 yards with one TD . . . returned to Michigan State in 2022 to use his sixth season of eligibility . . . scored two career TDs (one rushing vs. Iowa in 2020, one receiving vs. Indiana in 2021) . . . switched positions from punter to tight end in 2020 . . . played a multitude of positions on special teams in his career, including placekicker, punter, kickoffs and holder . . . joined the team as a walk-on in September 2017 . . . graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness management in May 2021 . . . two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2022 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Played in 11 of 12 games, including 10 starts . . . played a total of 372 snaps, most among Spartan tight ends, along with 53 plays on special teams . . . tallied a career-high 15 receptions for 98 yards . . . 4-of-15 (.267) catches went for a first down . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . played 29 snaps in his last game as a Spartan at Penn State . . . was targeted three times in Rutgers game, but did not record a reception, as two were broken up by Rutgers defenders, in playing 37 snaps . . . tallied three catches for 7 yards at Illinois, logging 33 snaps, with two catches coming on separate Spartan TD drives . . . did not have a catch in game at Michigan in one target, recording 24 snaps . . . had one catch for 4 yards in Wisconsin game . . . was starting tight end at Maryland and snared three catches for a career-high 35 yards, including a career-long catch going for 18 yards and a first down on MSU’s first play from scrimmage in the game, vaulting the drive that resulted in MSU’s opening TD . . . started Minnesota game at tight end and had one catch going for 14 yards and a first down . . . started game at Washington and tied career-high with four catches, for 14 yards . . . started Akron game and had two catches for 20 yards, with one going for a first down during an MSU TD drive . . . started season opener vs. Western Michigan and had one catch for 4 yards in playing 34 snaps.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Played in 11 games with four starts (Youngstown State, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State) . . . missed the last two games of the season due to an injury . . . played a career-high 385 snaps on offense . . . snared 14 catches for a career-best 136 yards with one TD . . . 8-of-14 receptions (.571) went for either a first down or TD . . . also threw a 15-yard pass to Payton Thorne at Indiana . . . equaled career-high receiving yards for second straight outing with 30 yards on two catches at Ohio State, with both going for first downs, including a season-long 16-yard reception, in playing 28 offensive snaps . . . matched career-high for second game in a row with three catches in Maryland game, going for a career-high 30 yards, in playing 52 snaps . . . snared season-high three catches for then-career-high 25 yards at Purdue, with two of the three going for first downs, in playing 38 snaps . . . started Michigan game at tight end and recorded one catch for 3 yards, in playing 48 snaps . . . snared first TD catch of Spartan career at Indiana on 12-yard catch in third quarter and also threw first pass of MSU career in Indiana game on a 15-yard pass to quarterback Payton Thorne, with Thorne making an acrobatic, highlight-reel catch on the sideline, in playing 34 snaps . . . saw action in 42 snaps at Rutgers . . . played 36 snaps in Western Kentucky contest . . . was in on 22 snaps in Nebraska game . . . tallied two catches for 20 yards at Miami, with one going for a first down and both coming on a MSU’s FG drive, in playing 38 snaps . . . started Youngstown State game at tight end, playing 19 snaps and catching two passes for 16 yards, with one going for a first down and the other part of a MSU TD drive . . . saw action in 29 offensive snaps in season-opening win at Northwestern.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Ranked second among Spartan tight ends with eight receptions for 78 yards . . . also had one rush for 1-yard TD at Iowa . . . played in five games, including three starts at tight end (Penn State, Ohio State, Northwestern) . . . 5-of-8 catches (.625) went for a first down, with three coming on a third-down play . . . played 242 snaps on offense at tight end . . . started third game in a row in drawing start at Penn State, making one catch for a season-long 17 yards, for not only a first down, but setting up MSU inside the PSU 5-yard line in the second quarter on a drive that ended with a field goal . . . made second straight start in Ohio State game, snaring new career high four catches for 24 yards, for first game with multiple receptions, including two going for first downs . . . made first career start in Northwestern game, and matched then-career-long for second game in a row with a 15-yard reception, going for a first down on third-and-10 . . . snared a then-career long 15-yard catch in Indiana game . . . scored on a 1-yard rush for TD in the third quarter at Iowa, which was not only first career TD, but also first career rushing attempt . . . added one catch for 7 yards, and also posted tackle at Iowa.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games to earn his second letter . . . served as the team's holder and also played on kickoff returns . . . had a 16-yard kickoff return in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Wake Forest.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . suffered season-ending, non-contact injury (torn ACL) in practice before the Purdue game . . . started five games (Indiana, Central Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan) at punter . . . averaged 40.1 yards per punt on 36 punts for 1,444 yards, including 15 inside the 20 with a long of 63-yards, one of two punts of 60+ yards . . . punted a career-high number of times in each of the last three games . . . boomed a career-high 11 punts in Michigan game for a season-high 41.5 ypp average, as the 11 punts tied for second most in the single game in school history . . . had a long of 60 yards, in which came deep in MSU territory and he made a one-handed snag of bad snap, rolled out and boomed it down to the UM 18, for his second-longest punt of the season . . . added a 59-yarder, as only three punts were returned, including one return of -1 yard, as part of pinning four inside the 20 . . . punted a then-career-high 10 times at Penn State with a 40.4 ypp average with a long of 49 yards and three inside the 20, including two inside the 10, with being downed at the 2 and the other the 8 . . . placed a career-high five of seven punts inside the 20 against Northwestern, averaging 40.9 yards on seven punts, including a career-long 63-yarder . . . pinned three of his four punts inside the 20 vs. Central Michigan, averaging 35.5 ypp, including a 48-yarder . . . in his collegiate debut at Indiana, punted four times for 155 yards (38.8 avg.).
2017 SEASON: Redshirted . . . joined the Spartans during the 2017 season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to the 2016 Kalamazoo Gazette Dream Team as a quarterback his senior year . . . under Coach Jim Wiseley, helped lead Gobles to the district title game and an 8-3 overall record . . . rushed for 1,231 yards and 24 touchdowns . . . also passed for 459 yards . . . selected to play in the 35th annual MHSFCA East-West All Star Game at Saginaw Valley State . . . played multiple positions in high school, including quarterback . . . also played basketball and was a Class C honorable mention all-state choice by The Associated Press and a first-team Southwestern Athletic Conference (Lakeshore Division) selection . . . named to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Academic All-State Team for his 3.81 GPA . . . also lettered in baseball and was an honorable mention all-conference pick as a senior in 2017 . . . graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness in May 2021.
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