Kreg Hunter

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
284
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lebanon, Ind.
High School:
Lebanon

* 2011 Ball State Team Captain *

* 2011 Ball State Dave McClain *
Leadership Award

* 2009 & 2011 Academic All-Mid-American Conference *
Honorable Mention

Earned his bachelor's degree in industry and technology in May . . . working toward his MBA during the 2011 season.

2011 (Sr.): Started the 33rd game of his career vs. Toledo . . . started all 12 games as a senior . . . part of an offensive line that allowed only 11 sacks and tied for 12th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed . . . protected quarterback Keith Wenning, who threw for 2,786 yards -- the third most in a Ball State single season -- and set the single-season record with 287 completions . . . blocked for true freshman running back Jahwan Edwards, who rushed for 786 yards and 11 touchdowns.

2010 (Jr.): Started the first three games of the season . . . earned third letter . . . started five games . . . played in eight games . . . made 15 consecutive starts before suffering an ankle injury vs. Western Michigan.

2009 (So.): Started all 12 games to earn second letter . . . helped block for an offense which registered over 3,500 yards in total offense.

2008 (Fr.): Played in 11 games, including the Mid-American Conference Championship Game and the GMAC Bowl . . . earned first letter . . . started four contests . . . part of an offensive line which ranked first in the MAC and fourth in the country for fewest sacks allowed . . . blocked for an offense which tallied a school record 5,972 total yards in offense . . . helped protect quarterback Nate Davis, who passed for 3,591 yards and 26 touchdowns, and H-Back MiQuale Lewis, who rushed for a school record 1,736 yards.

2007: Redshirted.

High School: Earned four letters in football for Coach Kent Wright . . . helped team to a 7-3 record as a senior and a 22-18 mark in his career . . . The Associated Press All-State as a senior . . . All-Sagamore Conference as a junior and senior . . . Daily Sun Boone County Player of the Year as a senior . . . Indianapolis Star’s Super Team as a senior and All-North Team as a junior and senior . . . Lebanon’s Outstanding Lineman as a junior and senior and the team’s Most Outstanding Sophomore . . . Junior All-State . . . 76 tackles, six sacks, six tackles for loss and two pass breakups as a senior . . . 169 tackles, 15 sacks, 21 TFLs and eight pass breakups in career . . . 49 pancake blocks as a junior and 28 as a senior . . . team captain as a senior after serving as a co-captain as a junior . . . qualified for regionals as a sophomore heavyweight wrestler . . . earned three letters in track and field.

Personal: Son of Lyle and Kari Hunter. . . two brothers . . . born July 2, 1988, in Lebanon, Ind. . . . owns a 3.387 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale . . . managed a 3.0 GPA last fall . . . full name is Kreg Andrew Hunter.