2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 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
2025 Senior
- Played in all 13 games
- Nine tackles (four solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks,
- Three tackles (one solo) win win at Duke (9/6/25)
- 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 Redshirt
- 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
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