| Player Bio - Round 5 |
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Hunter Hillenmeyer
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Hunter Hillenmeyer
Linebacker
Vanderbilt University Commodores
6'4" - 241 lbs.
Two-year starter, moving from weak-side outside linebacker to the middle as a senior... Recorded 249 tackles (165 solos) with 6.5 sacks for minus 48 yards, 16 stops for losses of 67 yards, four fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, ten quarterback pressures and five deflected passes during his career.
2002 SEASON
All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice by The NFL Draft Report...Shifted to middle linebacker, leading the team with a career-high 168 tackles (116 solos), including four sacks for minus 28 yards, eleven stops for losses of 44 yards and seven quarterback pressures...Deflected four passes...His 168 tackles rank fourth on the school's season-record list behind Andrew Coleman (174 in 1980), Chris Gaines (214 in 1987) and DeMond Winston (169 in 1989).
Georgia Tech...Began the season with a 13-tackle (10 solos) effort.
Furman...Had 12 hits (8 solos), a stop for a 2-yard loss and a pressure.
Auburn...Posted 15 tackles (11 solos) as he sacked QB Daniel Cobb for a 6-yard loss and collected 3 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
Mississippi...Came up with 10 tackles (7 solos) and a pass deflection.
South Carolina...Registered 18 tackles (12 solos) and stopped tailback Andrew Pinnock for a 5-yard loss.
Middle Tennessee...Credited with 13 tackles and a pressure.
Georgia...Followed with a 16-tackle performance.
Connecticut...Had 12 hits (9 solos) and a stop for a 3-yard loss.
Alabama...Collected 3 pressures, an 11-yard sack, 15 tackles (10 solos) and 2 stops for minus 12 yards.
Florida...Sacked QB Rex Grossman for an 8-yard loss and posted 16 tackles with a pass break-up and a pressure.
Kentucky...Added 9 tackles (4 solos).
Tennessee...Closed out his career with 19 tackles (16 solos), a 3-yard sack of QB Casey Clausen, a pass deflection and 2 stops for losses of 5 yards.
2001 SEASON
Moved into the starting lineup at weak-side outside linebacker, ranking second on the team with 72 tackles (44 solos), including 2.5 sacks for minus 20 yards, two quarterback pressures and four stops for losses of 22 yards...Recovered three fumbles and deflected four passes.
Middle Tennessee...Began the year with an 8-yard sack and 7 hits.
Alabama...Added 6 tackles and an assisted sack for minus 4 yards.
Richmond...Posted 7 tackles, including one for a loss.
Auburn...Recovered a fumble, deflected a pass and had 7 tackles.
Georgia...Collected 6 hits, a 10-yard sack and a fumble recovery.
South Carolina...Registered a season-high 12 tackles.
Florida...Credited with 4 tackles, a fumble recovery and a deflected pass.
Tennessee...Had a 9-tackle performance.
Mississippi...Deflected a pass and delivered 5 tackles.
2000 SEASON
Played in every game as a reserve outside linebacker, seeing most of his action as the right wing on the field goal/conversion unit and on the punt rush & punt cover teams... Finished with 6 tackles, a stop for a 1-yard loss, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up.
1999 SEASON
Played in every game with the special team units, recording three tackles.
CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.8 in the 40-yard dash...Bench presses 225 pounds 19 times...340-pound power clean... 33-inch vertical jump...32 1/4-inch arm length...9 1/2-inch hands...Right-handed.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Montgomery Bell (Nashville, Tenn.) Academy...Finalist for Mr. Football as a senior...Two-time All-State, All-Region and All-District selection...Picked as the Metro MVP his senior year...Team won state championships his senior year in football and track... Participated in the Tennessee-Kentucky All- Star game...Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class...National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Human and Organizational Development major...In November, 2002, he became the first Commodore to be named First Team Verizon Academic All-American...Also was one of six "National Scholar Athletes" by the College Football Hall of Fame and National Football Foundation...Earned a double major (second one was in Economics)...Three-time All-SEC Academic Honor Roll selection and graduated with a 3.79 GPA...Son of Henry and Sally Hillenmeyer...Born 10/28/80...Resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |
| YEAR |
GP |
GS |
TK |
SO |
AS |
FR |
FC |
INT |
TFL |
PBU |
SACK |
PRES |
| 1999 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
1 |
| 2000 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1-1 |
1 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
| 2001 |
11 |
11 |
72 |
44 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4-22 |
4 |
2.5-20 |
2 |
| 2002 |
12 |
12 |
168 |
116 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11-44 |
4 |
4.0-28 |
7 |
| TOTAL |
45 |
23 |
249 |
165 |
84 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
16-67 |
9 |
6.5-48 |
10 |
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