Defensive end, LSU, 2012–14
Danielle Hunter
- Number
- No. 94
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Hometown
- Katy, TX
- Born
- Oct 29, 1994, in Saint Catherine Parish
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Danielle Hunter played defensive end at LSU (2012–14). The Minnesota Vikings took Hunter in round 3, No. 88 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013N | 13 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| On file | 22 | 47 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ | |
| Weight | 252 lb | |
| Arm length | 34¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 83¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| Bench press | 25 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 155 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
Pro Bowls: 4 (2018–19, 2023–24) · First-team All-Pro: 2 (2018–19) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2018, 2025)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2018, 2025; Pro Football Writers first team 2018–19; Sporting News first team 2018.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 54 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 44 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 68 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 67 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 37 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 57 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 73 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 16 | 41 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 16 | 54 | 15 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL career | 155 | 535 | 117.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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