Hunter Nye Season 2019

AT SAN JOSE STATE: A running back hopeful for one season with the Spartans... First joined the team for 2019 fall drills.

2019: Completed a redshirt season.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Monterey Peninsula College (Coach Mike Rasmussen)... Team's Most Valuable Player and first-team All-Golden Coast Conference with 1,000 yards-plus and 12 rushing touchdowns in each of his two seasons... 2018 California Community College Region II all-state selection... Second in the state in rushing yards per game in 2018 with his 137.5 yards per game average... Rushed 219 times for 1,375 yards and 12 touchdowns... Versatile running back also caught 34 passes for 313 yards and four scores... Gained 1,106 yards on 206 carries and caught 28 passes for 303 yards and two scores his freshman season... Was 11th in the state in rushing yards per game in 2017.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Bryan Smith) and track and field at San Benito (Calif.) High School... Rushed for 3,352 yards and 16 TDs on 434 carries in three varsity seasons... Helped his team reach the Central Coast Section Open Division I Northern California semifinals in his junior and senior years... Was the 2016 Monterey Bay Gabilan League Co-Offensive Player of the Year rushing for 1,496 yards and nine touchdowns and a first-team all-league pick as a junior... Was a sprinter on the track and field team.

MORE ON HUNTER: A business administration major... Would like to own a physical therapy clinic... Enjoys dirt biking and snowboarding... He is a native of San Jose.