Hunt runs a route early in training camp

Rutgers will be without a wide receiver for the rest of the season as Monterio Hunt is out with a torn ACL. The injury occurred this past week on the practice field.

“Monterio Hunt suffered an ACL injury a few days ago,” head coach Chris Ash said after today’s practice. “He will miss the season. It was a non-contact deal. He went up to catch a ball and he came down, landed a little awkward and the knee buckled. It was confirmed the other day that he tore his ACL and will be out.”

Hunt came to Rutgers out of Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he spent one year after playing his freshman season at Marshall University.

“It’s a tough loss for the team, but really tough for him because he’s worked really, really hard to try to get himself physically developed since he has been here,” Ash said. “He’s worked hard in the classroom. We thought he was going to have a chance to help our team.”

Hunt enrolled in January but missed a lot of spring practice because he was dealing with another injury. He was brought in to bolster a wide receiver corps that combined for just 72 catches last season.

Hunt will have two more years of eligibility remaining after this season.