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Tony Hunt #65 prospect in 2007 NFL Draft.

Tony Hunt NFL Draft Bio

Antonio Christopher Hunt (born November 24, 1985 in San Antonio, Texas) is a professional American football player, playing running back for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League. He played collegiately at Penn State University and attended T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, best known as the subject of the film Remember The Titans.

NFL
Hunt was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 3rd round of the 2007 NFL draft. Hunt provides the Eagles with some power and versatility at the running back position. He has become the most recent Penn State running back to enter the NFL. He follows in the shadow of Kansas City Chiefs star Larry Johnson.

College career
Hunt finished his Penn State career 2nd all-time in career rushing yards with 3,320 yards and first all-time with 654 carries (5.08 avg.). A Doak Walker Award candidate in 2006, Hunt became only the fifth Nittany Lion to rush for back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and the fifth to rush for more than 3,000 career yards. He was named Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week after a career-best 167-yard rushing game versus Temple.

Hunt led Penn State in rushing during the 2005 and 2004 seasons, amassing 1,047 and 777 yards respectively.

At the outset of his college career, Hunt was overshadowed by fellow running back Austin Scott, who was considered the more promising recruit, having broken many Pennsylvania high school football records. Despite this, Hunt won the starting running back job through his work ethic, and by virtue of being a better pass blocker than Scott.

2006 Season: Hunt began the year with less than desierable with 35 yards with limited time against akron. The next week he was able to get 74 yards on 12 carries ( 6.2 average)He the got 143 yards ( 7.9 average) against youngstown state. He followed that up with two more 100 yard performances against Ohio state and minneasota. He would continue on to get more good regular season performances against good teams like purdue and Michigan state, including a career high against temple. His only bad game was against wisconsin( he only got 33 rushing yards against Michigan, but got 85 receiving yards and a touchdown that brought the within 7 with around 3 minutes to play, but penn state was not able to score and they lost 17-10.) Hunt ended his career as a Nittany Lion with a MVP performance versus Tennessee in the 2006 Outback Bowl. With head coach Joe Paterno coaching from the press box due to a knee injury sustained earlier in the season, Hunt took control of the game, rushing for 158 yards on 31 carries in the 20-10 win.

Hunt was also named the MVP of the 2007 Senior Bowl on January 27, 2007, after leading all running backs in total yards.

High School
A standout player at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia (made famous by the film Remember the Titans), Hunt rushed for more than 2,000 total yards and also played linebacker, defensive end, and even punted. He was named the Alexandria Sportsman Club Player-of-the-Year in 2002-03. He was also a stalwart on the track and field team, finishing eighth in Virginia in the discus as a junior.

Hunt originally made a verbal commitment to play football at University of Southern California, but instead signed a letter-of-intent with Penn State upon learning of Reggie Bush's commitment to the Trojans.

Tony Hunt was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in round three number 90 selection over all. It is likely that Hunt will be used to spell Brian Westbrook between carries.

Draft Year: 2007 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Tony Hunt

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
65	Tony Hunt	Running Back	6-2	233
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
3	90	Philadelphia Eagles	Penn State	San Antonio, Texas

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