Justin Parker Hunter (born May 20, 1991) is a former

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wide receiver. He played

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. Hunter was drafted by the

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in the second round of the

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. He has also played for the

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, and

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. Hunter is also a world-class

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er, and represented the United States at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships.

Early years

Hunter was born in

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. He attended

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in Virginia Beach where he played

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and

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and ran

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for the Ocean Lakes Dolphins. As a junior in 2008, he caught 34 passes for 545 yards and 13 touchdowns. As a senior in 2009, he caught 46 passes for 714 yards and 9 touchdowns. He was ranked as the eighth best wide receiver recruit and 75th best overall prospect in his class by

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.Justin Hunter Profile
," UTSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2013. As a track and field athlete, Hunter was an accomplished jumper. He was ranked by ''

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'' as the third best

er, seventh best

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er and fourteenth best

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er. He won Virginia state titles in long jump and high jump and settled for second place in the triple jump. His best long jump, 25'10¾", qualified him for the

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College career

Hunter enrolled in the

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, where he played for the

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team from 2010 to 2012 and competed for one season on Tennessee's track and field team. He majored in Sociology. As a true freshman in 2010, Hunter started two of 13 games and had 16 receptions for 415 yards and seven

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, averaging a team-leading 25.9 yards per catch. His first touchdown reception was a 35-yard reception that came on a fourth-down play against

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. Coming off the bench against

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, he caught four passes for 110 yards. In his second career start against the

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, he caught three passes for 114 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown. He was named to the Coaches' All- SEC Freshman Team. In track and field, Hunter set a Tennessee freshman record with a long jump measuring 26'1½". He was named a First-team All-American by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in the event and was also named to the SEC Indoor All-Freshman Team. Hunter started the first three games of his sophomore season in 2011 before tearing his ACL on his first catch in the game against Florida, which caused him to miss the rest of the season. The injury also forced him to quit competing in track and field after one season. For his limited season, he had 17 receptions for 314 yards with two touchdowns. He caught 6 passes for 146 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown, against

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in the first game of the season. Against

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, he caught 10 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown. At the time of his injury, he was leading the SEC in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. Hunter started all 12 games in the 2012 season, and caught 73 passes for 1,083 yards and 9 touchdowns. He was third in the SEC in both total receiving yards and receiving yards per game. His total of 73 catches was the second-highest in school history for a single season (

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had 76 in 1997). In the season-opener against

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, he had 9 catches for 73 yards. Against

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, he caught 9 passes for 181 yards, his eighth career game with more than 100 yards receiving. After the 2012 season, he was named to the Coaches' All-SEC Second-team. On January 9, 2013, Hunter, along with college teammates

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, and Darrington Sentimore, announced his intention to leave college early and declare for the

Statistics

Professional career

Coming out of Tennessee, Hunter was projected by the majority of NFL analysts and scouts to be a first or second round pick. He received an invitation to the

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and completed all the required drills except for the three-cone and bench press due to a shoulder and calf injury. On March 20, 2013, he participated at Tennessee's pro day and performed the broad jump, three-cone drill, and vertical for scouts and representatives. Representatives from all 32 NFL teams attended including the Pittsburgh Steeler's head coach

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and offensive coordinator

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to scout Justin Hunter,

, and eight other prospects. He was ranked as the second best wide receiver prospect available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com and the third best wide receiver by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.

Tennessee Titans

The

selected Hunter in the second round (34th overall) of the

. He was the fourth wide receiver selected in the 2013 NFL draft.

2013

On June 13, 2013, the Titans signed Hunter to a four-year, $5.42 million contract with $3.43 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.32 million. Hunter entered the regular season as the Tennessee Titan's fourth wide receiver on their depth chart, behind veterans

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, and

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. On September 22, 2013, he recorded his first career NFL reception on a 34-yard touchdown pass from

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that was the game-winning score in a 20-17 win over

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. He caught his second career pass for a 16-yard touchdown against the New York Jets the following week. On November 24, 2013, Hunter caught a season-high six passes for 109 receiving yards, and a 54-yard touchdown during a 23-19 victory over the

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. During a Week 14 matchup against the

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, Hunter caught four passes for 114-yards and a touchdown in a 28-51 loss. He finished his rookie season with a total of 18 receptions for 354 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 14 games as the Tennessee Titans finished with a 7-9 record. Head coach

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was fired after the season.

2014

Hunter entered training camp in competing with

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and

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to be the Tennessee Titan's third wide receiver on their depth chart. Head coach

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named him the third wide receiver to begin the regular season, behind Kendall Wright and Nate Washington. On October 5, 2014, Hunter made his first career start and caught three passes for a season-high 99 receiving yards and scored his first touchdown of the year on a 75-yard pass from

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. The

went on to lose 29-28 to the

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During a Week 8 matchup against the

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, he caught a season-high four passes for 31 receiving yards and scored on a 12-yard touchdown pass from

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, as the Titans were defeated 16-30. On November 30, 2014, Hunter suffered a lacerated

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on the first play of a 45-22 loss to the Houston Texans. He was hit by Texan's safety

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and the pass was unfortunately intercepted by

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. The injury caused him to miss the remainder of the season. He finished his second season with a total of 28 receptions, 498 receiving yards, and three touchdowns in eight starts and 12 games as the Tennessee Titans finished the season 2-14 in their first season under Ken Whisenhunt.

2015

Throughout training camp in , Hunter faced stiff competition for the vacant starting wide receiver position left by Nate Washington. He lost the job to veteran

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and was named the third wide receiver on the depth chart ahead of

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, and rookie Dorial Green Beckham. On October 18, 2015, he caught three passes for a season-high 54 receiving yards during a 38-10 loss to the

. During a Week 9 victory over the

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, Hunter caught his only touchdown of the season on an eight-yard pass from rookie

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. He finished the 34-28 overtime victory with three receptions, 17 receiving yards, and a touchdown. The following week, he caught a season-high four passes for 47 receiving yards, but had to leave after suffering an apparent ankle injury during a 27-10 loss to the

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. On Monday, November 16, 2015, Hunter was added to the season-ending injury reserve list after having surgery the day before to repair a fractured ankle suffered previous game against the Panthers.

2016

After returning from a fractured ankle, Hunter entered training camp competing to be the Titan's third option at wide receiver with Dorial Green-Beckham and

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. The Titans waived Hunter on September 2, 2016.

Miami Dolphins

The

claimed Hunter off waivers on September 4, 2016. On September 11, 2016, he appeared in his only game with Miami, as they lost 12-10 to the

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. On September 15, 2016, he agreed to take a $387,389 pay cut in order to stay with the Dolphins. He was released by the team on September 28, 2016.

Buffalo Bills

Hunter was claimed off waivers by the

after Sammy Watkins was placed on

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on September 30, 2016.

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named him the team's fifth wide receiver on their depth chart behind Robert Woods,

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, and Walter Powell. Hunter made his Buffalo Bills debut on October 9, 2016 against the

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and caught a four-yard touchdown pass from

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. The following week, he made his second reception and scored a touchdown on a 30-yard reception from Tyrod Taylor as the Bills went on to defeat the

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45-16. On November 27, 2016, Hunter caught a game-winning 16-yard touchdown pass from Bills quarterback

and helped the Bills defeat the

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28-21. He finished his only season with the Buffalo Bills with a total of ten receptions, 189 receiving yards, and four touchdown receptions in 12 games and five starts.

Pittsburgh Steelers

2017

On March 15, 2017, the

signed Hunter to a one-year, $855,000 contract that includes a signing bonus of $30,000. Hunter entered Steelers training camp competing for a backup wide receiver position against

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, and

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. He was named the sixth wide receiver to begin the regular season, behind

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, Heyward-Bey, Smith-Schuster, and Rogers. Hunter was a healthy scratch for the first three regular season games. On October 1, 2017, in Week 4, Hunter made his official Steelers regular season debut and finished a 26–9 victory over the

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with one reception for five yards. On December 25, 2017, Hunter caught his first touchdown as a member of the Steelers on a five-yard pass by quarterback

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in their 34–6 win against the

2018

On April 5, 2018, the Steelers signed Hunter to a one-year, $870,000 contract with a signing bonus of $30,000. He played in five games, recording three catches for 21 yards before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 13. He was placed on injured reserve on December 4, 2018.

Personal life

On July 20, 2015, Hunter turned himself in to the Virginia Beach police department following a large bar fight which occurred on July 3 in Virginia Beach. He was arrested and held without

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. He was later found not guilty of misdemeanor assault and battery on September 15, 2015. On January 28, 2017, Hunter and his long term girlfriend, with whom he has two children, became engaged.

References

External links

Buffalo Bills bio

Tennessee Titans bio

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