OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Georgia Southern for final year of eligibility after earning degree in business information technology education from East Carolina in summer 2013… Earned three letters as a Pirate after 2009 redshirt year… Spent first two years as a Pirate wide receiver before moving to running back position and kickoff return specialist in 2011 and defensive back in 2012... Experienced special teams contributor.
2012: Saw action in nine games, including appearances in the first eight contests for ECU… Moved over to the defensive side of the ball (cornerback) prior to Southern Miss game early in season... Recorded a pair of rushes for three yards at South Carolina... Recorded a pair of tackles as a member of special teams unit.
2011: Enjoyed notable season at running back for Pirates… Played in all 12 games and made five starts… Ended the campaign with a team-best 109 carries and squad-high 489 yards rushing to earn the Pirates’ “Running Back-of-the-Year Award” at the postseason awards banquet… Scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner with 2:10 left in the game against UCF… Averaged 4.5 yards per ground attempt… Also caught six passes out of the backfield… Served as a reserve kick returner, with six returns for 109 yards (18.2 ypr)… Finished second on the squad with 489 yards of total offense and third with 595 all-purpose yards... Ranked fourth on the squad with seven plays of 20 or more yards … Led all Pirate rushers with three carries tallying 20 or more yards… Added four kickoff returns of 20 or more yards, the third most on the squad… East Carolina’s leading rusher over the final six games of the season, netting 326 yards… At his best on third-down carries, averaging 6.4 yards per rush… Tallied six rushes in second-and-short situations and converted five into first downs… In Conference USA action, was the only ECU runner to surpass 200 ground yards with 463… Led the team with 473 all-purpose yards during league play… Registered just nine carries for 26 yards in non-league play, all at Navy… In the season finale at Marshall, gained 26 yards on two carries… Registered first career 100-yard rushing game versus the Knights, tallying exactly 100, and averaged 11.1 yards per attempt... Carried the ball a career-high 19 times against Southern Miss for 53 yards... Tallied 15 attempts against Tulane, netting 56 yards… Served as primary kickoff returner at Navy, with personal-bests three runbacks for 71 yards... Also rushed for 26 yards versus the Midshipmen and matched career high with a pair of receptions… At Memphis in first-ever start, gained a then-personal-best 98 yards rushing... Scored initial touchdown at Memphis with nine-yard run... Registered a 43-yard rush versus the Tigers and finished game with 6.1 yards per carry average against the Tigers... Rushed for 28 yards in the third quarter and 37 in the fourth at Houston during running back debut… Set career high with a pair of receptions against the Cougars… Returned first career kickoff 24 yards in the third quarter versus South Carolina.
2010: Played in all 13 games, earning first career letter… Served as valuable member of the special teams and reserve wide receiver… Caught one pass for 26-yard touchdown in fourth-quarter action against Marshall… Made seven tackles on special teams, all on kickoff returns… Opened the season with career-high three tackles and two solo stops versus Tulsa… Brought down the Tulsa’s Damaris Johnson, the NCAA Division I career leader in all-purpose yardage, on kickoff return … Tackle for four-yard loss came against Wolfpack on a runback by T.J. Graham.
2009: Redshirted.
PREP: Played on both sides of the ball during prep career, but finished as one of Research Triangle region’s top all-purpose backs as a senior… Compiled 622 rushing yards and 238 reception yards on 12 catches… Was also program’s top kickoff return specialist, racking up over 300 yards and three touchdowns (95, 96 and 98-yard returns)… Responsible for 10 touchdowns in 2008 for coach Mike Briggs at C.E. Jordan High School… Logged 71 tackles, five interceptions and 14 pass breakups as a member of Falcons’ secondary as a junior for all-conference honors… Earned two varsity letters and was team captain as a senior… Top prep effort was a 21-carry, 221-yard performance against Riverside High School in 2008… Invited to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game… Helped lead JV unit to consecutive conference titles as the Offensive MVP… Track letterman who posted a 4.25 time in the 40-yard dash – the fastest clip recorded at the Nike Combine that year… Ran a school-record 6.38 in 55m sprint during indoor season, which ranked as the fourth-fastest time nationally… Earned MVP honors at the Nike Sparq Athletic Combine… Stood No. 44 among all cornerbacks according to ESPN.com.
PERSONAL: Full name is Torrance Antonio Hunt... Born January 28, 1991 at Durham, N.C.... Son of Terry Hunt and Samantha Leak... Earned college degree in information technology from East Carolina in spring 2013... Ranked among the leaders in ECU strength and conditioning program with power clean of 308 lbs and back squat of 505… Recorded vertical of 38.5” and 10’1” broad jump… Has worn No. 34 on a uniform since age six... Says reptiles are a “hobby” of choice... Names former running back great Emmitt Smith as favorite NFL player... Identifies his parents as the most influential people on his career.
