Keyshawn Hunter

Senior defensive tackle for Delaware. 2025: 3.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

DT · Delaware · Sr. · #9

6′0″ · 280 lb · Washington, DC

CFB Index 82 · #29 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETvs Coastal CarolinaDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

The numbers

3.5

sacks · 2025

6.5 TFL · 29 tackles · 2 hurries

Best game: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 7 tackles, vs UTEP

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for Delaware. 2025: 3.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2020.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Sacks: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

Keyshawn Hunter

DT · Delaware · Sr · #9

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Keyshawn Hunter has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL against UTEP — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

82All-Conference level #29 of 330?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#233 / 2975 · 91st pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#340 / 2975 · 87th pct

6.5

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Tackles#1415 / 2975 · 52nd pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.7	0.4	0.1	0.0
Road5g	2.0	0.7	0.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	0.8	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Carty

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #29 of 330 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #2 of 11 Conference USA DTs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Delaware	29	13	6.5	3.5	--	--	--
2022	Old Dominion	7	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		36	15	6.5	3.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 35–17

vs Delaware State

1 SOLO · 3 TOT

With N. Minicucci — 251 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.8 · 44 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · K. Duplessis — 7 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 35-17vs Delaware State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 7-31@ Colorado	2	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 3	W 44-41vs UConn	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 38-16@ Florida International	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 6	L 24-27vs Western Kentucky	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 25-38@ Jacksonville State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 31-28vs Middle Tennessee	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 30-59@ Liberty	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 25-24vs Louisiana Tech	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 23-26@ Sam Houston	3	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 14	W 61-31vs UTEP	7	0	2.5	0.5	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Bowl	W 20-13vs Louisiana	2	1	0.5	0.5	—
Total		29	13	6.5	3.5	—

The defensive line · Delaware

#93Jack HallDT · Sr.7 tackles for loss · 2025
#13Noah MatthewsDE · Sr.7 tackles for loss · 2025
#9Keyshawn HunterDT · Sr.6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#52Dominick BrognaDT · Sr.4 tackles for loss · 2025
#11James Yelbert Jr.DT · Sr.3.5 tackles for loss · 2025

17 more on the roster · Delaware team page

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

Keyshawn Hunter

2020

2023

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

3-Tech Penetrator

The defensive line · Delaware