Javin Hunter played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft.
17 Facts About Javin Hunter
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Javin Hunter played a season for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Javin Hunter attended high school at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, Michigan, where he was a 3-time All-State and USA Today All-American basketball player while teaming with former Miami Heat player and Duke standout Shane Battier as well as Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year David Webber.
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Javin Hunter was a three-time Michigan High School Athletic Association Class B state basketball champion.
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Javin Hunter was rated one of the top 3 wide receivers in the country by the Dallas Morning News, PrepStar and Street and Smith magazine.
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Javin Hunter was a top recruit for the legendary and former Notre Dame wide receiver coach Urban Meyer and committed to the University of Notre Dame.
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Javin Hunter was a member of the Irish basketball team in his freshman year under former NBA coach John Macleod.
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Javin Hunter's father was James Javin Hunter, a former all-pro defensive back for the Detroit Lions from 1976 to 1982.
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Javin Hunter was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft.
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Javin Hunter first showed promise as a rookie scoring two touchdowns, including one on a 99-yard kick return against the New York Jets.
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Javin Hunter was named one of ten rookies to watch for the 2002 season by The Sporting News.
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Javin Hunter finished the 2002 season playing in 12 games, 4 of them starts.
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Javin Hunter averaged 26.3 yards on kick returns, including a 63-yard return against the Indianapolis Colts.
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The next year, Javin Hunter tore his Achilles tendon during training camp and missed the entire season.
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Javin Hunter was then picked up by the San Francisco 49ers in 2005.
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Javin Hunter has a son, Jaden Ivey, with former University of Notre Dame point guard and current women's basketball head coach Niele Ivey.
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Javin Hunter has another son, Jordan Javin Hunter, currently attending Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, VA.