Alex Huntley
- position DT
- height 6-4
- weight 303
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Blythewood, S.C.
- High school Hammond School
- position DT
- height 6-4
- weight 303
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Blythewood, S.C.
- High school Hammond School
Alex Huntley Bio
* 2023 Rex Enright Team Captain
* 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2023 co-South Carolina Spirit Award – Defense
* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2022 South Carolina Spirit Award – Defense
* 2021 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)
* 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Veteran leader of the defense who returns for his fifth season solidifying the interior of the defensive line… named a permanent team captain for the 2023 team… brings a great attitude and preparation to the game… possesses a strong and flexible lower body… looking to put everything together for a big final season… has appeared in 37 career outings with 14 starts… nicknamed “Boogie”.
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Selected as one of six Rex Enright permanent team captains for the 2023 season… played in all 12 games, starting 11… recorded 33 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks… earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week accolades for his performance against Mississippi State… credited with 2.0 sacks, a pair of pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick in the win over the Bulldogs… turned in a career high six tackles in the win over Jacksonville State… scored a touchdown on a one-yard pass reception in the win over Vanderbilt… also had a pair of tackles including a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery against the Commodores… shared the South Carolina Spirit Award for the defense with T.J. Sanders at the 2023 Garnet & Black Spring Game… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games including three starts… logged 21 tackles with one sack, a pair of pass breakup and a fumble recovery… started the first two games, collecting four tackles at Arkansas, but suffered a leg injury in that contest that hampered him for some time… did not play against Georgia… saw limited action against Charlotte and South Carolina State and did not play at Kentucky while battling the injury… tied a season and career high in tackles at Clemson with four… started the bowl game against Notre Dame and matched his career high with four tackles, including a 12-yard sack, the first of his career, and one pass breakup… recognized as the Spirit Award winner for the defense at the 2022 spring game… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 13 games along the defensive line… named to the Freshman All-SEC team by the league’s 14 coaches… credited with 11 tackles, including nine solo stops… had two stops each against East Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina… logged his first tackle for loss against the Tar Heels in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Freshman)
True freshman who redshirted in his first season… appeared in one game, seeing action against Texas A&M… recorded one tackle… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Hammond School in Columbia in 2020… played on both sides of the ball… helped the Skyhawks to their third-straight SCISA 3A title in 2019 with a 12-2 record… named Mr. Richland County Player of the Year following his senior season… selected to play in the Army All-American Bowl… posted 16 tackles including seven sacks as a junior… coached by former South Carolina quarterback Erik Kimrey… also competed in basketball, lacrosse and track & field… was the state’s shot put champion in 2019… the Skyhawk lacrosse team was state champions in 2017 and runner-up in both 2018 and 2019… selected as the student body president… Rivals considered him the fourth-best player in the Palmetto State, the 16th-best defensive tackle in the country and No. 212 overall… 247Sports Composite ranked him as the fourth-best player in South Carolina, the 20th-best defensive tackle in the country and No. 214 overall… considered the No. 225 player in the ESPN300.
PERSONAL
Alexander J. Huntley was born Oct. 8, 2001… a sport and entertainment management major who graduated in May 2024.
Videos
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Football .VIDEOS: Tuesday Football Media Availability 11/19/24
Head Coach Shane Beamer and four members of the Gamecock football program met with members of the media following Tuesday's practice, as the Gamecocks prepare for Saturday's home finale against Wofford; including Kai Kroeger, Juju McDowell, Debo Williams and Alex Huntley
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Football .VIDEOS: Tuesday Football Media Availability 10/29/24
Head Coach Shane Beamer and four members of the Gamecock football program met with members of the media following Tuesday's practice, as the Gamecocks prepare for Saturday's home matchup with #10 Texas A&M; including Alex Huntley, Nick Emmanwori, Kyle Kennard and Debo Williams
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Football .VIDEOS: Tuesday Football Media Availability 08/27/24
Head Coach Shane Beamer and five members of the Gamecock football program met with members of the media following Tuesday's practice; including Alex Huntley, Luke Doty, Nick Emmanwori, Debo Williams and LaNorris Sellers
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Football .VIDEOS: (Football) Defensive Player Media Availability 03/27/24
Select members of the South Carolina Defense met with the media on Wednesday; As the Gamecocks prepare for Thursday's Spring Practice #5. Including Debo Williams, Kyle Kennard, Vicari Swain, Alex Huntley, Nick Emmanwori, Judge Collier and Emory Floyd.
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Football .VIDEOS: Football Media Availability 11/21/23
Head Coach Shane Beamer and six members of the Gamecock Football Team met with members of the media on Tuesday; Ahead of Saturday's home game against Clemson; Including Spencer Rattler, Mario Anderson, Tonka Hemingway, Marcellas Dial, Alex "Boogie" Huntley and Debo Williams
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Football .VIDEOS: Football Media Availability 11/14/23
Head Coach Shane Beamer and five members of the Gamecock Football Team met with members of the media on Tuesday, ahead of Saturday's home game against Kentucky; Including Vershon Lee, Ahmarean Brown, Jatius Geer, Alex "Boogie" Huntley and Joshua Simon
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Football .VIDEOS: Football Media Availability 10/17/23
Head Coach Shane Beamer and five members of the Gamecock Football Program met with members of the media on Tuesday; Including Nyck Harbor, Mario Anderson, Tonka Hemingway, Boogie Huntley and Marcellas Dial
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Football .VIDEOS: Football Media Availability 09/12/23
Head Coach Shane Beamer and five members of the Gamecock Football Team met with members of the media following Tuesday's practice; Including Dakereon Joyner, Marcellas Dial, Alex "Boogie" Huntley, Eddie Lewis and Mario Anderson
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Football .VIDEOS: Football Media Availability 08/29/23
Head Coach Shane Beamer and seven members of the Gamecock Football Team met with members of the media following Tuesday's practice; Including Alex Huntley, Eddie Lewis, Spencer Rattler, Stone Blanton, DQ Smith, Dakereon Joyner and Joshua Simon
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Football .VIDEOS: Football Media Availability 08/10/23
Defensive Ends Coach Sterling Lucas and seven members of the Gamecock Defense met with members of the media on Thursday, to discuss their early impressions from camp. Including Jordan Strachan, Alex Huntley, Tyreek Johnson, David Spaulding, O'Donnell Fortune, King-Demenian Ford and DQ Smith
