Danielle Hunter
Danielle Hunter
Born: October 29, 1994
St. Catherine, Jamaica
Position: DE
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 240
College: LSU
High School: Morton Ranch (Katy, TX)
Career: 2015-2025
Drafted: 2015 in Round 3, #88 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Danielle Hunter has played from 2015 to 2025 during his career with the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings. Hunter has recorded 114.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12.5 | 0.0 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 14.5 | 0.0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 14.5 | 0.0 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2022 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10.5 | 63.0 | 6.0 | 2023 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 16.5 | 120.0 | 7.3 | 2024 | NFL Houston Texans | 12.0 | 93.5 | 7.8 | 2025 | NFL Houston Texans | 15.0 | 117.0 | 7.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 114.5 | 393.5 | 3.4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | TFL | TFLY | Brup | PD | QBH | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 43 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 61.5 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 61 | 52 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 30.5 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 55.5 | 46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 68.5 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2024 | NFL Houston Texans | 38.5 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | NFL Houston Texans | 41 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 462.5 | 369 | 187 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2 | 15 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2015 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 1 | 2016 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 2017 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 2018 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 2019 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 2021 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 2022 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 2023 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 2024 | NFL | Houston Texans | 17 | 17 | 2025 | NFL | Houston Texans |
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Honors
2018 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
2018 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
2018 - Pro Football Writers All-Conference (1st Team)
2018 - Pro Football Writers (1st Team)
2019 - Pro Football Writers All-Conference (1st Team)
2019 - Pro Football Writers (1st Team)
2023 - Pro Football Writers All-Conference (1st Team)
