Gavin Hunter
Arizona Wildcats
87
Great

Gavin Hunter

Arizona WildcatsSolid
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Projected Starter

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Gavin Hunter is the projected starter at SS for Arizona Wildcats.

Redshirt junior · #23 · 6'2", 208 lbs

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Depth at SS · Arizona Wildcats

  1. 12387Gavin HunterStarter
  2. 21784Lee Molette III

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mililani, ranked #1,128 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 19 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,128 Natl3-Yr Total23 tacklesTeam Share3%
Mililani, HI
Jersey
#23
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
208 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251913
2024300
2023100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8597
National Rank
#1128
High School
Mililani
Hometown
Mililani, HI

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 77th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 77% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WWVUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-31

Oct 4WCINTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-7

Sep 26WWSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-24

Sep 20WNIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-17

Sep 12LBYUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-17

Sep 6WNAUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Gavin Hunter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

19 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement43%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.