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Jersey Number 94
Jeffrey Gunter
- Position:
- Bandit
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Durham, N.C.
- High School:
- Riverside HS
Graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in December 2020 ... Was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (252nd overall pick) of the 2022 NFL Draft ... A three-time All-Sun Belt selection, earning first-team honors in both 2018 and 2020, and second-team recognition in 2021 ... Played in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl game ... In his four seasons at CCU from 2017-18 and 2020-21, he recorded 174 total tackles, including 96 solo tackles ... He also finished with 40.0 tackles-for-loss, 18.0 sacks, one interception, five pass breakups, nine forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and two blocked kicks ... His 18.0 career sacks rank second all-time in CCU history, while his 40.0 tackles-for-loss also rank second in CCU's career annals ... His 23 career quarterback hurries also rank second all-time in CCU's career record books ... In Coastal's single-season record books, he is tied for third in most tackles-for-loss with 14.0 in 2018, tied for seventh with 12.5 in 2020, and 13th with 10.0 in 2021 ... He also is tied for sixth in most sacks in a single season with 6.5 in both 2020 and 2021, and is tied for the single-season record with fumbles forced with six in 2020.
Honors
Drafted in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 NFL Draft
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt Third Team
2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invite
2022 East-West Shrine Bowl Invite
2021 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
2021 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Big Board Preseason Watch List
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watchlist
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt All-Conference First Team
2020 All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Third Team
2018 All-Sun Belt First Team
2018 Blanchard-Rogers Award Finalist
Honors
Drafted in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 NFL Draft
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt Third Team
2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invite
2022 East-West Shrine Bowl Invite
2021 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
2021 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Big Board Preseason Watch List
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watchlist
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt All-Conference First Team
2020 All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Third Team
2018 All-Sun Belt First Team
2018 Blanchard-Rogers Award Finalist
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
- Drafted in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 NFL Draft
- Played in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl game
- Named to the 2021 All-Sun Belt second team
- Named to the 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team
- Earned a spot on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt third team
- Received an invitational to the 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (senior all-star game)
- Was invited to play in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl (senior all-star game)
- Named to the 2021 Ted Hendricks Award watch list
- Played in 12 games on the season, missing the bowl game due to an injury
- Tallied 41 tackles, including 21 solo stops, 10.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.5 sacks, one pass breakup, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick on the season
- Also had five quarterback hurries on the year
- Recorded at least a 0.5 tackle-for-loss in seven of the 12 games he played on the year
- Picked up a season-high five tackles three times - versus The Citadel (Sept. 2), against ULM (Oct. 2), and versus Troy (Oct. 28)
- Had 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sack in the season-opening win over the Bulldogs
- Finished with 0.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, two tackles, two quarterback hurries, and blocked a field goal versus Kansas (Sept. 10)
- Totaled three tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and 2.0 sacks in the blowout win at home over UMass (Sept. 25)
- Finished with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup versus ULM
- Also had 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks in wins over Arkansas State (Oct. 7) and Troy
- Had four tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and forced a fumble in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
- A 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt first-team selection
- Named to the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
- Earned a spot on the 2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference first team
- Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
2020 (Redshirt Junior)
- Earned a spot on the 2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt All-Conference first team
- Named to the 2020 All-Sun Belt first team
- Was tabbed the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 7) following the Chants' win over No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5)
- Led the nation in forced fumbles with six on the year
- Finished the season tied for second on the team and fourth in the Sun Belt with 6.5 sacks on the year
- Was second on the team and seventh in the Sun Belt with 12.5 tackles-for-loss
- Totaled 58 tackles, including 35 solo stops, one interception, one pass breakup, and 12 quarterback hurries on the season
- Tallied a season-high eight tackles twice - versus Appalachian State (Nov. 21) and in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
- Also had 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, and forced two fumbles versus the Mountaineers
- Had four solo tackles, 2.0 sacks, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, an interception, and two quarterback hurries in the season-opening win at Kansas (Sept. 12)
- Registered five tackles and a quarterback hurry in the home win versus Campbell (Sept. 18)
- Picked up three tackles, 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and two quarterback hurries in the conference win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
- Had four total tackles and one quarterback hurry in the win at No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14)
- Also had four tackles in wins over Georgia Southern (Oct. 24), at Georgia State (Oct. 31), and against South Alabama (Nov. 7)
- Tallied six tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and forced a fumble in the win over No. 8 BYU
- Had five tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and forced a fumble in the road win at Troy (Dec. 12)
- Forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the Cure Bowl against Liberty
- Named to the 2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference third team
2019 (Junior) at NC State
- Sat out the season per NCAA Division I transfer rules
2018 (Sophomore)
- Named to the All-Sun Belt first team
- Tabbed the team's Defensive Player of the Year
- Was named a top-20 finalist for the 2018 Blanchard-Rogers Award - the Heisman Trophy of South Carolina awarded by the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame
- Named the BAM Defensive Player of the Week for the Campbell contest (Sept. 12)
- Was tabbed the BAM Special Teams Player of the Week in week two versus UAB (Sept. 8)
- Played and started all 12 games for the Chants at defensive end
- Led the team and ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with 14.0 tackles-for-loss, an average of 1.2 per game
- His 14.0 tackles-for-loss were the second-most in CCU single-season history
- Also totaled 49 tackles and 5.0 sacks on the season
- Recorded a team-high five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, forced one fumble and blocked a kick
- Had two solo tackles in the season opener at South Carolina (Sept. 1)
- Registered five tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry versus UAB
- Also blocked a third-quarter field goal attempt versus the Blazers
- Tallied five tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and one quarterback hurry in the road win at Campbell
- Totaled six stops, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks in the conference road win at Louisiana (Sept. 22)
- Also had a pass breakup versus the Ragin' Cajuns
- Picked up five tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and a sack in the road game at Troy (Sept. 29)
- Tallied two tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, and a pass breakup in the contest versus ULM (Oct. 13)
- Totaled three tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and one sack in the road win at UMass (Oct. 20)
- Followed that up with six stops, including five solo tackles, and 1.0 tackle-for-loss at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
- Had 2.0 tackles-for-loss, including a sack, and four total tackles against Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
- Recorded three tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10)
- Tallied a season-high seven tackles and two quarterback hurries in the contest versus Georgia Southern (Nov. 17)
- Posted one tackle and one quarterback hurry in the season finale at South Alabama (Nov. 23)
- A member of the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) in the 2018 fall term
- Named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
- Served as a member of the Team Leadership Council for 2018
2017 (Freshman)
- Played in all 12 games, making his first career start in the Arkansas game
- Named a game captain versus Troy
- Also played on kickoff coverage, making three special team's tackles on that unit
- Totaled 26 stops on the year
- Had two total tackles in his collegiate debut versus UMass in the season opener
- Recorded a season-high five tackles with 1.0 tackle-for-loss at UAB
- Added tackles-for-losses at ULM and Troy, while getting a 0.5 tackles-for-loss at Arkansas
- Tallied four stops at Arkansas State
- Also picked up three tackles versus ULM, Arkansas, and Georgia Southern
- Signed and enrolled with Coastal Carolina in January 2017 and participated in spring practice
- Earned Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) honors in the spring of 2017
High School
- Named All-PAC 6 and Durham Herald-Sun All-Area his senior season
- Earned All-PAC 6 team honors as a junior
- Totaled 55 tackles, including 12.0 tackles-for-loss and 8.6 sacks as a senior
- Also had an interception
- Tallied 28 stops with 6.0 tackles-for-loss at outside linebacker as a junior
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