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Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini

92 Gentle Hunt

  • Position DL
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 295
  • Major Crop Sciences
  • Hometown High Springs, Fla.
  • High School Gainesville
  • Prev School Florida A&M
  • Instagram gentle.hunt
  • Twitter gentlelh83

Biography

2025 Senior

  • Four total tackles (three solo) and 1.5 sacks, the first of his Illini career, in Week 1 victory vs. Western Illinois (8/29/25)

2024 Senior

  • Played in five games, including Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, and redshirted the season
  • Two tackles (one solo), 0.5 tackles for loss, and one pass breakup
  • Transferred to Illinois in the Summer 2024 with one year of eligibility remaining

2023 Junior - Florida A&M

  • All-SWAC Second Team
  • Phil Steele All-SWAC Second Team
  • Played in all 12 games with eight starts on the defensive line
  • 32 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and one forced fumble on the season
  • Preseason All-SWAC Second Team
  • Preseason Phil Steele All-SWAC Second Team

2022 Sophomore - Florida A&M

  • Phil Steele All-SWAC Third Team
  • SWAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Played in all 11 games with 10 starts on the defensive line
  • 30 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick on the season

2021 Freshman - Florida A&M

  • Played in ten games with eight starts on the defensive line
  • 27 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, and 5.0 sacks on the season
  • Returned a fumble 46-yards for a touchdown in the Florida Classic win against Bethune-Cookman

2020 Freshman - Florida A&M

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19

Personal

  • Majoring in crop sciences
  • Graduated Florida A&M University in August 2024 with a degree in psychology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 92

    2024Senior

    DL
    5'11" 305 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2025Senior

    DL
    5'11" 295 lbs
    92