Danielle Hunter
Defensive End
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Danielle Hunter
Movement: FlatConfidence: WatchBased on: season profile
Danielle Hunter rates 67/100 because the model is pricing current roster status plus available season production for Houston Texans. The call weighs production, role, momentum, availability, and ceiling; strongest inputs: TACKLING, PASS RUSH, PLAYMAKING. Rafters value call is Hold with the movement label flat today. The caveat: role security keeps the call capped, no daily lift yet.
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2025 · Defense
Milestones
15.0 sacks · double-digit pressure2025 · Defense
| GP | SOLO | TOT | SACK | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 28 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Career Snapshot
Defense · 2015–2025
| GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | PD | STF | STFYDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 561 | 375 | 186 | 114.5 | 15 | 5 | 60 | 14 | 47.5 | 92 |
Scoring · 2016–2018
| GP | RET | TD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Returning · 2015
| GP | ATT | YDS | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Season by Season
Defense
| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 12.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 71 | 51 | 20 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 14.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 83 | 54 | 29 | 16.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 17 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 17 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Team | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Returning
| Season | Team | GP | ATT | YDS | TD | FC | LNG | KRFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Latest News
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Will Anderson Jr. Ranks No. 3, Danielle Hunter No. 6 in ESPN Survey of NFL’s Best Edge Rushers
ESPN’s annual poll of executives, coaches and scouts placed two Texans among the league’s top six edge rushers, with Will Anderson Jr. climbing five spots to No. 3. Few contenders can say their pass rush is this certified.
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