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Dennis Hubbard
Dennis Hubbard

81 Payton Bunch

  • Position LS
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Pendleton, S.C.

Biography

Graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in May 2023.

2023 (Redshirt senior)

  • Played in all 12 games for the Chants as the long snapper
  • Handled the long snapping duties for punts, field goals, and extra points all season
  • Recorded a solo tackle against Marshall (Oct. 28)

2022 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Played in all 13 games for the Chants as the long snapper
  • Handled the long snapping duties for punts, field goals, and extra points all season long
  • Snapped for all 12 field goal and 47 extra-point attempts
  • Also snapped for all 55 punts on the season
  • Totaled two solo tackles on the year on punt coverage
  • Recorded his first career tackle in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Also picked up a solo tackle in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)
  • Was awarded a full scholarship in the 2023 spring season (Click Here)


2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Lined up at long snapper in four games on the season
  • Snapped for either an extra point or a field goal in wins over The Citadel (Sept. 2), UMass (Sept. 25), ULM (Oct. 2), and Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester


2020 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Did not see any game action on the year
  • Dressed for the majority of the games on the season
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2021 spring term


2019 (Freshman)

  • Redshirt season
  • Did not play in a game 
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester


High School

  • Lettered and played tight end and long snapper for Pendleton High School and head coach Yon Radford
  • Tabbed a four-star long snapper by RubioLongSnapping.com
  • Named to the Western 3A All-Region Offensive Team
  • Helped Pendleton go 9-3 overall and 5-0 in region play his senior season, advancing to the second round of the 2018 SCHSL Football Class 3A state championship playoffs
  • Caught 42 passes for 622 yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games his senior season
  • Averaged 14.8 yards per catch and 62.2 receiving yards per game as a senior
  • Also returned 15 punts for 102 yards, including a long of 63 yards, and one touchdown
  • Had 12 catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns versus Belton-Honea Path (Sept. 15)
  • Also lettered in baseball and basketball for the Bulldogs
     

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 81

    2019Freshman

    TE
    6'3" 195 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    TE
    6'3" 195 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    LS
    6'3" 195 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2022Redshirt Junior

    LS
    6'3" 190 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2023Redshirt Senior

    LS
    6'3" 200 lbs
    81