Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Gavin Hunter
Senior safety on Arizona's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 208 lb · Mililani, HI · Mililani HS
Returning to Arizona for 2026
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1128 nationally · Signed with Arizona
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Arizona's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2023.
Gavin Hunter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Gavin Hunter has been at Arizona through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 3 tackles against BYU — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Mililani
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Arizona
Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Arizona10-3HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
2026Arizona1-1HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 35–7
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Arizona
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #54 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zachary Tobe’s 2024 season.
Matches Zachary on
Tackle volume
Class year
PD rate
Differs from Zachary on
TFL rate (higher)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jakevian Rodgers's junior season at UTSA (2025).
69%match
Matches Jakevian on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Height
Differs from Jakevian on
Weight (higher)
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Gavin Hunter
Background
Purchase Jersey Awards & Honors 2024: Big 12 Fall Academic Honor Roll Arizona 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Saw time in 11 games with three starts and earned time on 239 defensive snaps and 132 special teams snaps Finished the year with 19 total tackles (12 solo), three tackles for loss, one intercep...
The secondary · Arizona
- #17Lee Molette III65 tackles · 2025
- #12Dwight Bootle II38 tackles · 2025
- #9Tyrese Boss36 tackles · 2025
- #8Jay'Vion Cole23 tackles · 2025
- #23Gavin Hunter19 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Arizona team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology