CARD: Upper Deck College Legends 2011 ACQUIRED: EBay, 2020
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Kendall Hunter played college ball for the OSU Cowboys from 2007-10.
In both 2008 and 2010 he rushed for over 1,500 yards, and had over 20 catches.
He was named as a finalist for the Doak Walker Award in his senior season, and finished his career with 4,181 yards and 37 TDs on 708 carries.
Due primarily to his size, 5’7″, 199, Hunter wouldn’t be selected until the 3rd round of the 2011 draft by the San Fransisco 49ers.
During his time in the league from 2011-2015, Hunter saw action in 45 contests, starting 1 in his rookie year.
He had a career high 473 yards on 112 carries and 16 catches for 195 yards.
Used primarily as a 3rd down or as a change of pace back, Kendall ran for 1202 yards on 262 carries for the 9ers.
Was released after the 2014 season, when he spent the entire year on IR due to a knee injury.
Signed with the Saints in 2015, late in the year to spell injured Mark Ingram.
Briefly joined the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL in 2017, but retired soon thereafter.
NOTES:
Who knows how Kendall would’ve performed if he was shoved into a role with a team that used him as a primary back in a run n shoot or spread set up? He definitely had a set of wheels on him, and some great college number to prove it.
CARD: Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket ACQUIRED: 2021, Future Considerations
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Defensive lineman Jonathan Brown played collegially at Tennessee where he helped the Vols win the SEC title in ’97.
In that season he had a career high 13.5 sacks- good for second on the school’s all-time list.
Over his 4 years at Tennessee, Brown notched 27.5 sacks.
Selected in the 3rd round of the 1998 draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Released during roster cuts in ’99, and finished the season on the active roster of the Broncos that year.
Joined the Berlin Thunder in 2000, recording 10 sacks, 30 tackles and 2 forced fumbles.
Played for the St. Louis Rams in 2001.
Returned to the NFLE in 2003, as a selection of the Amsterdam Admirals.
Posted 6.5 sacks and 26 tackles.
Took his game to the Arena Football League playing for the Indiana Firebirds.
In 2004, Jonathan played for the CFL Argonauts, becoming a fixture at DE for the next 6 seasons.
He’d accumulate 50 sacks over his time in Toronto with dual 13 sack seasons in 2005, and 2007.
Retired after a final season in BC with the Lions, adding another 4 sacks to his career CFL number.
ACCOLADES:
NFLE Defensive MVP 2000
All-NFL Europe 2000, ’03
CFL All-Star 2005- ’07
NOTES:
Cool looking card here of Jonathan. The green actually works. He’s also got a great autograph for a big man. He really backdoored into a pretty solid career playing in the CFL there.
Joined the Packers in 2006, but didn’t make the squad there or his next stop in 2007 with the Toronto Argonauts (2007).
Hopped over to the Arena Football League, playing for the Grand Rapids Rampage (2007) and Georgia Force (2008).
After returning to the college ranks, as head coach of John Carroll, Chattanooga, and Akron, most recently served as the passing game specialist of the Los Angeles Chargers (2022).
NOTES:
Tom played in the Arena Football League but it’s not clear if he didn’t start or if his stats are just unavailable.
NFLE/EUROPA
ATT
CPD
YDS
PCT
TD
INT
LG
RAT
74
41
420
55.4%
2
4
95t
58.4
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