Hunter Thibodaux

Position:
Safety
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 195
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Lafayette, La.
High School:
Acadiana

2012 (Junior): Member of the two special teams coverage units in all 13 games. . . made four tackles (three solo). . . had single tackles at Oklahoma State (9/15/12), vs. FIU (9/29/12), No. 6 Florida (11/10/12) and South Alabama (11/24/12). . . earned third letter.

2011 (Sophomore): Played in five games as a reserve, seeing playing time mostly on special teams. . . made one assisted tackle on the year, that coming at Arkansas State (11/12). . . earned first letter.

2010 (Freshman): Saw time in six games on kickoff coverage, including the last four games of the season. . . assisted on a tackle vs. FIU. . . named to the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll.

2009 (Redshirt): Redshirted, did not play. . . twice chosen as the defensive scout team player of the week. . . named to the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll.

High School: Honorable mention all-state choice as a senior at Acadiana High, playing for coach Ted Davidson. . . started on teams that went a combined 36-8 over his final three seasons, winning a state title as a sophomore and finishing second in the state as a junior. . . started at linebacker as a senior, earning all-district and All-Acadiana accolades. . . academic all-state choice as a senior. . . lettered four times in football and three times in baseball, playing centerfield. . . Wendy’s High School Heisman recipient as a senior.

Personal: Born June 24, 1991. . . son of Patrick and Michelle Thibodaux. . . has one sister (Haley). . . is a member of the Pre-Professional Society at UL, a group that among other things, performs community service functions in the medical community. . . pre-med/biology major.