Heading into Friday's Class AAAAA state playoff game against East Paulding (Dallas), the 5-foot-7, 140-pound sophomore has 36 receptions for 496 yards and six touchdowns.
Hunter spent the 2023 campaign at
Collins Hill (Suwanee) before moving 230 miles to Effingham County this season and helping the Rebels secure a spot in the postseason with a 6-4 record.
All six of Trayvis Hunter's touchdowns this season have come in the last five games. (Photo: Jermaine Taylor)
In his last four regular season games, Hunter caught 19 passes for 331 yards and five touchdowns. Three of those receptions covered 40 yards or more.
Hunter's best game came in mid-October when he hauled in six passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-7 win over Greenbrier (Evans). Among those receptions was a 79-yard touchdown.
Older brother
Travis Hunter also began to breakout as a sophomore in 2019 when he recorded 919 receiving yards at Collins Hill. He earned MaxPreps National Junior of the Year honors in 2020 and finished his career with 272 receptions for 3,963 yards and 48 touchdowns. As a cornerback he added 19 interceptions.
Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com dissected
Hunter's two-way heroics Monday. He has caught 69 passes for 856 yards and nine touchdowns this season while making 20 tackles and two interceptions defensively.
