Jeffrey Gunter (born June 1, 1999) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.
_(cropped).jpg) Gunter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 2022 | |||||
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| Title | Defensive graduate assistant | ||||
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| Born | June 1, 1999 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Riverside (Durham, North Carolina) | ||||
| College | Coastal Carolina (2017–2018, 2020–2021) NC State (2019) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 7th round, 252nd overall pick | ||||
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Early life
editGunter grew up in Durham, North Carolina and attended Riverside High School.[1]
College career
editGunter played in all 12 of Coastal Carolina's games as a freshman. He became a starter going into his sophomore season and was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference after recording 49 tackles and 14 tackles for loss.[2] Following the end of the season, Gunter left the program and transferred to North Carolina State in order to be closer to home. After sitting out one year due to NCAA transfer rules, he opted to transfer back to Coastal Carolina.[3] In his first season back with the Chanticleers, Gunter was again named first-team All-Sun Belt after finishing the year with 58 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks.[4] He was named second-team All-Sun Belt as a redshirt senior.[5]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) | 258 lb (117 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 7+7⁄8 in (2.03 m) | 4.70 s | 1.57 s | 2.70 s | 4.35 s | 7.21 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 30 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Gunter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (252nd overall) of the 2022 NFL draft.[8][9] He took the bulk of his snaps with the team on special teams, and would finish the regular season with one assisted tackle. He was a healthy inactive for all three of the Bengals' playoff games.[10]
Gunter was waived by the Bengals on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[11][12] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Bengals signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[13] He announced his retirement from the NFL on August 14, 2024.[14]
Career statistics
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edit| Legend | |
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| Led the NCAA | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | NC State | 0 | 0 | Ineligible to play to due NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 12 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 48 | 37 | 96 | 78 | 174 | 40.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
References
edit- ↑ Blondin, Alan (September 2, 2021). "CCU's Jeffrey Gunter thriving after return from NC State". The Sun News. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ Taylor, John (February 13, 2019). "Coastal Carolina's Jeffrey Gunter tweets move to Syracuse, then deletes tweet". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ Blondin, Alan (May 13, 2020). "Defensive end Jeffrey Gunter is returning to CCU football". The Sun News. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ Kelly, Danny (August 27, 2021). "CCU defensive standout Jeffrey Gunter details personal struggles, return to Chants". The State. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ Raven, Benjamin (January 14, 2022). "2022 NFL draft: 5 edge defenders to watch for the Detroit Lions". MLive.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Jeffrey Gunter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ Hobson, Geoff (April 30, 2022). "Bengals Finish Off Defensive Draft With Coastal Carolina Edge Rusher". Bengals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ↑ Conway, Kelsey (April 30, 2022). "2022 NFL Draft: Bengals draft Coastal Carolina edge Jeffrey Gunter in seventh round". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Jeff Gunter 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Bengals Reduce Roster to 53 Players for 2023 Season". Bengals.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Team Transactions: Practice Squad for 2023 Season". Bengals.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Bengals Roster Moves: Players Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". Bengals.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ↑ Marcum, Jason (August 14, 2024). "Bengals place former draft pick Jeff Gunter on reserve/retired list". Cincy Jungle. Retrieved November 2, 2024.