
Shane Hunter, Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers
Shane Hunter comes to New Mexico as special teams coordinator and linebackers coach after serving as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Utah Tech.
With the Trailblazers in just their third and fourth seasons as a Division I FCS program, Syrus Webster was a unanimous All-United Football Conference selection with 79 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 12.5 TFLs, and four forced fumbles. In two years, the Trailblazers recorded 37.5 sacks, 124.5 TFLs, 16 interceptions and 18 fumble recoveries.
Hunter served as inside linebackers and safeties coach under Mendenhall at Virginia from 2016-21. One of his charges, Jordan Mack was the ACC’s 2019 Jim Tatum Award winner as the league’s scholar-athlete of the year. It marked the second time that Hunter had a Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman) finalist at UVA as Micah Kiser was the 2017 Campbell Trophy Award winner.
Hunter got his coaching start at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah where he was special teams coordinator and defensive line coach. From there he was a graduate assistant under Mendenhall at BYU from 2013-15. He played at BYU from 2008-10, earning honorable mention All-Mountain West honors.
Previous Coaching Stops
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Utah Tech |
2022-23 |
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties |
Virginia |
2016-21 |
Inside Linebackers/Safeties |
BYU |
2013-15 |
Defensive/Special Teams Graduate Assistant |
Snow College |
2012 |
Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line |
Snow College |
2011 |
Defensive Line |