Huskies Pick Up Former Cal Receiver Jeremiah Hunter From the Portal

Originally posted on FanNation Husky Maven | By Dan Raley | Last updated 12/29/23

The previous time the University of Washington encountered Jeremiah Hunter on the football field, he caught a 7-yard touchdown pass at Husky Stadium, one of his 143 career catches for the California Bears.

On Friday, Hunter revealed he's bringing all of that production to Montlake on a full-time basis by committing to Kalen DeBoer's football program.

It is hoped that Hunter will help alleviate the possible loss of veteran UW receivers Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan and Ja'Lynn Polk to NFL ambitions, each with remaining college eligibility.

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Hunter is a Fresno native with a season of eligibility remaining, a high school contemporary in that city of McMillan and Texas' Xavier Worthy, who attended Hunter's Central High School.

At Cal, Hunter started 23 of 33 games, including playing in the recent Independence Bowl against Texas Tech, a 34-14 loss for the 6-7 Bears.

Hunter entered the transfer portal on Dec. 21 rather than follow Cal to the ACC for his final season of college ball.

He has career totals of 143 catches for 2,056 yards and 13 touchdowns, with 63 receptions, 750 yards and 7 scores coming this past season.

Trailing 14-0 in September, Hunter got free for his 7-yard touchdown catch against the Huskies, but it couldn't prevent a 59-32 setback. Now he's one of them.

This article first appeared on FanNation Husky Maven and was syndicated with permission.

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