Wes Lunt
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Lunt (#12) at the 2017 East–West Shrine Game
No. 3
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 30)
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Rochester
(Rochester, Illinois)
College:Oklahoma State (2012)
Illinois (2013–2016)
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Weston Lunt (born October 7, 1993) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Oklahoma State and Illinois. After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).

High school

During his junior season at Rochester High School in 2010, Lunt led the Rockets to a perfect 14–0 record with a 24-7 victory in the 2010 4A IHSA Football Championship over Alleman High School in Champaign, Illinois at Memorial Stadium.[1][2]

During his senior season, Lunt completed 253-for-346 (73%) of his passes, and threw 3,651 yards, 31 TDs, and 4 INTs in 10 games in 2011. This gave Lunt career numbers of 478-for-664 (72%) completions, 7,418 yards, 65 TDs, and 8 INTs.[3] In 2011, Lunt led the Rockets to a second straight 4A IHSA Football Championship with a 42–39 victory in the over Richmond-Burton Community High School at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. In the state title game, Lunt set an Illinois state title game record, throwing for 506 total yards.[4] In fact, he started a state championship streak that lasted until 2015, winning the Rockets 5 State Championship in row.

Lunt committed to play at the Oklahoma State University saying that he probably would have ended up at the University of Illinois if Reilly O'Toole had not already committed to play at Illinois. Ironically, Lunt would end up transferring to Illinois after his freshman season in Stillwater, Oklahoma where he would become teammates with O'Toole.[5]

Lunt was named a member of the 2011 Illinois All-State Team as selected by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, News-Gazette, and the Illinois Football Coaches Association. Lunt was also selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix. He was also named the 2011 News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wes Lunt
QB 		Rochester, IL Rochester (IL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 19, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21 (QB)   Rivals: 7 (QB)  247Sports: 12 (QB)  ESPN: 42 (QB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oklahoma St. Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "2012 Oklahoma St. Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "Oklahoma State Cowboys". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • "Oklahoma State 2012 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

College career

Oklahoma State

As a true freshman at Oklahoma State University in 2012, Lunt was named the starting quarterback to open the season. He became the first true freshman to start an opening game for Oklahoma State since 1950 and the first true freshman to start a game since Tone Jones in 1993.[6] Overall, he played in six games and started five, completing 81 of 131 passes for 1,108 yards, six touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Illinois

After his freshman season, Lunt transferred to the University of Illinois.[7] After sitting out the 2013 season due to transfer rules, Lunt was named the starting quarterback for the 2014 season.[8][9] In the October 4 game at home against Purdue, Lunt was removed from the game with an apparent leg injury. Upon further tests, it was revealed that Lunt had suffered a fractured fibula in his left leg. The injury kept Lunt sidelined from athletic activities for a few weeks.[10][11]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Oklahoma State Cowboys
2012 6 3–2 81 131 61.8 1,108 8.5 6 7 137.3 1 -6 -6.0 0
Illinois Fighting Illini
2013 DNP
2014 8 3–4 153 241 63.5 1,763 7.3 14 3 141.6 16 -80 -5.0 0
2015 12 5–7 270 481 56.1 2,761 5.7 14 6 111.5 24 -153 -6.4 1
2016 8 1–6 127 232 54.7 1,376 5.9 8 3 113.4 20 -65 -3.3 0
Career 34 12−19 631 1,085 58.2 7,008 6.5 42 19 121.7 61 -304 -5.0 1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m) 		222 lb
(101 kg) 		4.87 s 1.69 s 2.81 s 4.44 s 7.28 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)
All values are from Illinois' Pro Day[12]

After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Lunt signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[13] On July 28, 2017, he was waived by the Vikings.[14]

Personal life

Following his brief stint in the NFL, Lunt currently works as an insurance consultant at Troxell.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Pioneers ready for another shot against Rochester". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Boys Football State Final Results — 2010-11". IHSA. November 26, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Wes Lunt -- Tribune high school all-state team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Skrbina, Paul (November 25, 2011). "4A football state final, Rochester holds off Richmond-Burton". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "76th N-G All-State Football Team: Wes Lunt, Player of the Year". News-Gazette. November 24, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Lunt Named Starting Quarterback". www.okstate.com. Oklahoma State University. April 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Joe Schad (June 17, 2013). "QB Wes Lunt decides on Illinois". www.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  8. ^ David Mercer (August 20, 2014). "Illinois names Oklahoma State transfer Lunt starting QB". www.foxsports.com. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "Illinois names Oklahoma State transfer Wes Lunt starting QB". www.si.com. Sports Illustrated. August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Lunt Suffers Leg Fracture in Purdue Game". Illinois DIA. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "Illinois QB Wes Lunt suffers broken leg, to miss at least a month". Fox Sports. October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  12. ^ *Wes Lunt | Illinois, QB : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
  13. ^ "Vikings Agree To Terms With 13 Rookie Free Agents". Vikings.com. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  14. ^ "Vikings Sign Stanford LB Noor Davis". Vikings.com. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  15. ^ Solutions, LRS Web. "Employee Detail - Wes Lunt". troxellins.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

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