University of Delaware Athletics
Football
Hunter, Nick

Nick Hunter
- Title:
- Senior Defensive Analyst
- Email:
- huntern@udel.edu
Nick Hunter joined the Delaware coaching staff in February 2022 as an defensive analyst. He was promoted to senior defensive analyst prior to the 2024 season. During the 2022 season, Hunter worked with the defensive line before moving to the safeties ahead of the 2023 campaign. Prior to the 2025 season, Hunter is working with the linebackers.
During Hunter's time in Delaware, he has assisted in producing four all-conference players (S Ty Davis, DL Artis Hemmingway, DL Chase McGowan, and S KT Seay).
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Hunter came to Newark after spending the past two seasons as a graduate assistant on the staff at Austin Peay where he worked with the defensive line. He was the defensive signal caller for a Governors’ defense that led the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in scoring defense (24.9 ppg) and ranked second in sacks (18), while boasting OVC Defensive Player of the Year in Koby Perry.
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Prior to Austin Peay, Hunter spent the 2020 spring on the staff at his alma mater Christopher Newport, where he served as the safeties coach. A wide receiver at Christopher Newport, he caught 33 passes for 428 yards and completed all six of his pass attempts for four touchdowns during his career.
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A Yorktown, Virginia native, Hunter graduated from CNU with a bachelor’s degree in biology with a focus in cellular molecular and physiology in 2020.
During Hunter's time in Delaware, he has assisted in producing four all-conference players (S Ty Davis, DL Artis Hemmingway, DL Chase McGowan, and S KT Seay).
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Hunter came to Newark after spending the past two seasons as a graduate assistant on the staff at Austin Peay where he worked with the defensive line. He was the defensive signal caller for a Governors’ defense that led the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in scoring defense (24.9 ppg) and ranked second in sacks (18), while boasting OVC Defensive Player of the Year in Koby Perry.
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Prior to Austin Peay, Hunter spent the 2020 spring on the staff at his alma mater Christopher Newport, where he served as the safeties coach. A wide receiver at Christopher Newport, he caught 33 passes for 428 yards and completed all six of his pass attempts for four touchdowns during his career.
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A Yorktown, Virginia native, Hunter graduated from CNU with a bachelor’s degree in biology with a focus in cellular molecular and physiology in 2020.