Jontrey Hunter

Senior linebacker for Georgia State. 2023: 94 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Georgia State · Sr. · #1

6′2″ · 240 lb · Tampa, FL

CFB Index 70 · #124 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceGeorgia State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Georgia State. 2023: 94 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Georgia State in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 2386 nationally · Signed with Georgia State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Six seasons at Georgia State, 231 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20185 games

Signed with Georgia State2-star out of Sickles

202312 games

The role got bigger.

All-Sun Beltthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2386 national

CFB

College

Georgia State

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

1 coach

2018–2023

Shawn Elliott

Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

6 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 34-39 over that span.

2018Georgia State2-10HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2020Georgia State6-4HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

70Quality starter #124 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (97th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#62 / 2842 · 98th pct

Solo tackles#83 / 2842 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#301 / 2842 · 89th pct

7.0

Passes defended#362 / 2842 · 85th pct

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Sacks#720 / 2842 · 72nd pct

1.5

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.5	0.2	0.0	0.5
Road6g	8.2	0.9	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.7	0.3	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	8.0	0.8	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dell McGee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

70 · #124 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #124 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Georgia State	94	50	7.0	1.5	4	--	--
2022	Georgia State	54	30	6.0	2.0	2	2	--
2021	Georgia State	40	23	7.5	1.5	2	--	--
2020	Georgia State	33	16	1.0	1.0	--	1	--
2019	Georgia State	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Georgia State	9	7	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		231	127	22.5	6.0	8	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 42–35

vs Rhode Island

2 PD · 2 SOLO · 5 TOT

Edged out Rhode Island at home in a shootout.

With K. Loggins — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG · D. Grainger — 193 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.4 · 51 rush yds (12 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 42-35vs Rhode Island	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 2	W 35-14vs UConn	8	6	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 41-25@ Charlotte	7	3	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 30-17@ Coastal Carolina	8	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 7-28vs Troy	10	5	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 7	W 41-24vs Marshall	8	6	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 20-17@ Louisiana	8	4	2.5	0.0	—	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 9	L 27-44@ Georgia Southern	10	5	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 14-42vs James Madison	8	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 14-42vs App State	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-56@ LSU	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 24-25@ Old Dominion	9	0	1.5	0.5	—	1
Total		94	50	7.0	1.5	—	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology