University of Memphis Athletics
2026 Football Roster
vs
UAB
Oct 10 (Sat)
6 p.m.
Jersey Number 0
Hunter Tipton
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Timpson, Texas
- High School:
- Timpson HS
- Prev School:
- Tyler JC / Northeast Oklahoma A&M / Louisiana Tech / Middle Tennessee
Honors
2025 (at Middle Tennessee)
2024 (at Louisiana Tech)
2023 (at Northeast Oklahoma A&M)
2022 (at Tyler Junior College)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- 3rd-most receiving yards by a tight end in FBS history with 229 at Boise State (Sept. 12)
- 2026 John Mackey Award Player of the Week (Sept. 15)
- 2026 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- 2026 HERO Sports Preseason Group of Six Third Team All-American
- 2026 Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000
- 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason American Conference Second Team
- 2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- 2025 Phil Steele Second Team All-CUSA
2025 (at Middle Tennessee)
- Played in all 12 games and had 10 starts
- Fourth on the team with 39 receptions for 411 yards and 2 touchdowns
- Had four or more receptions five times
- Was in for a season high 63 snaps against Kennesaw State
- Had 3 receptions against Wisconsin including his first touchdown as a Blue Raider
- Led team with 7 receptions against Missouri State
2024 (at Louisiana Tech)
- Appeared in 6 games during the 2024 season
- Caught 5 passes throughout the season for a total of 23 yards
- Rated a three-star transfer portal recruit
2023 (at Northeast Oklahoma A&M)
- Appeared in 9 games during 2022 season
- Caught 16 passes throughout the year for 88 yards
- Received one touchdown pass against Blinn College
- Caught a long pass of 37 yards against Navarro College
2022 (at Tyler Junior College)
- Played in just 3 games at Tyler JC
- Was redshirted
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Rated a three star recruit out of high school
- Also played Basketball and Track
- Played at Timpson High school in Timpson, Texas
- Born in Timpson, Texas
- Birthday is December 23rd, 2003
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