James HunterHunter, James EdwardHeight: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: March 8, 1954 Silsbee, TX Died: August 2, 2010 Orchard Lake, MI High School: Silsbee (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Grambling State | |
| 1973 | Grambling State | |
| 1974 | Grambling State | |
| 1975 | Grambling State |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 28 | RS | 13 | 8 |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 28 | LCB | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 28 | LCB | 9 | 5 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 28 | FS-LCB | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 28 | RCB | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 28 | RCB | 12 | 12 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 28 | RCB | 7 | 7 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 86 | 77 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/8/1976 | 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL |
| Signed | 7/6/1976 | 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/25/1982 | 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL |
| Retired | 8/31/1983 | 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 39t | 1 |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 279 | 10.3 | 39t | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 28 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 14 | 375 | 26.8 | 84 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 491 | 25.8 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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