Hunter Blumenthal
| Hunter Blumenthal | |
|---|---|
| (North Florida Renegades, WR) | |
| Player ID #1738 | |
| North Florida Renegades | |
| Jersey # | 14 |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Hummingbird / Avian U |
| Details | |
| Born On | May 14, 2000 |
| Height | 5.83 feet (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Throws | Right |
| Hometown | Key West, FL, USA |
| College | Avian U |
| Career Info | |
| Draft | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th |
| Years Pro | 0 |
Hunter Blumenthal is a Wide Receiver for the North Florida Renegades in the UFFL.
Biography
Hunter Blumenthal is the latest young athlete with Key West roots looking to make a name for himself in major league furry sports. But unlike Josh Severt and Niran Panichkul, he’s looking to do that on the gridiron rather than on the court.
The hummingbird would argue that he already has. After all, one of the standouts from the 2019 rookie class already knows him well, after facing off in what was arguably the college football game of the year in 2018.
It was an early season meeting between Alexandria Avian University, led by their star senior at cornerback in Lukas Eastman, and Avian University of Florida, better known as Avian U. Hunter was only a freshman at the time, and Avian U had a reputation as being more of a basketball school, being the alma mater of FBA legend Jeremiah Vanhorn and current Plymouth coach Kevin Boyd. But both teams began the year 4-0, and their matchup on the first Saturday in October was moved from FSPN2 to FSPN proper.
It did not disappoint. Hunter took advantage of the national spotlight to show off what his unique combination of speed and strength could do against a topflight UFFL prospect at defensive back. He would grab six catches for 76 yards and a touchdown, the best any wideout matched up with Eastman would do all year. The receiver and the corner would also draw six flags from the refs between them, with the short but muscular hummingbird roughing up the tall, lean peacock.
But the senior would get the last laugh over the freshman. In the last two minutes of the game, Avian U, trailing 38-35, would go the length of the field, driving into the red zone… until Eastman won a battle for a jump ball with Blumenthal in the end zone. Interception. Game over. Alexandria wins.
The game had a lasting impact on both men.
Lukas realized that even if he never matched up with Hunter again, he would encounter other receivers like him at the pro level, and so he resolved to get stronger by hitting the gym.
Hunter, for his part, has continued torching defensive backs, racking up 1000-yard seasons in each of his three years at Avian U. He's grown stronger and faster each year as well, progress he attributes, in part, to a drink hummingbirds like him everywhere swear by: a sugary liquid they call "nectar".
But not a day has gone by when he hasn’t thought back to that jump ball, especially with Lukas having success as a rookie for the Baltimore Ponies. Now, after three years, he's one step closer to having a shot at a rematch.
Contract Info
| Player Manager | BigCed |
|---|---|
| Salary (per year) | $2000000 |
| Exp. Date | May 1st, 2023 |
Statistics
Career
| Regular Season | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | W | L | Rec | Yds | Yds/Rec | Long | 20+ | 40+ | TD | Fum | Att | Yds | Yds/Rush | Long | TD |
| 2021 | NFR | 13 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 476 | 17 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Survey
How does your player's unique physicality (think species) fit well for the position that they play?
Hunter has all the tools a team would want from a wide receiver. Chief among these of course is speed. Hummingbirds are one of the fastest species in the animal kingdom, relative to their size, and Hunter naturally posted the fastest 40-yard dash time at Avian U's pro day.
But it's not enough just to be fast at the next level, and Hunter is more than that. Hummingbirds in the wild have unusually large muscles relative to their size (their pectoral muscles in particular) to be able to flap their wings as quickly as they do. So Hunter not only has the speed of a world class sprinter, but the strength of a tight end.
Add to that the ability to turn on a dime, and it's no wonder Hunter is one of the most highly prized receiver prospects in his draft class.
What is your player's biggest weakness?
At 5'10", matching up with taller defensive backs may be a problem for Hunter, particularly in jump ball situations. It's part of the reason he focuses so much on building muscle. He compensates for his disadvantage in height by throwing his weight around, especially against faster or smarter corners who are able to stay with him down the field.
If given the opportunity, would your player want to be formally mentored by another player? Why or why not?
In Hunter's mind, he's already one of the best in the game at his position. He doesn't feel there's much a veteran could really teach him. His attitude is very much "just get me the damn ball".
