Hunter Renfrow

For the American baseball player, see Hunter Renfroe.

Hunter Renfrow
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Renfrow with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-21) December 21, 1995 (age 29)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Socastee (Myrtle Beach)
College:Clemson (2014–2018)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2019 / round: 5 / pick: 149
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:269
Receiving yards:2,884
Receiving touchdowns:17
Return yards:680
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Hunter Renfrow (born December 21, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers where he won two national championships. He was selected by the Raiders in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.

Early life

Renfrow attended Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where his father, Tim, was the football coach.[1] He played quarterback for Socastee's football team and was rated by Rivals.com as a two-star recruit.[2] He received offers from Appalachian State, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian, and Wofford, where his father played.[3]

College career

Renfrow with Clemson in 2018

Despite receiving scholarship offers to play football and baseball at schools in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Renfrow enrolled at Clemson University, and walked on to the Clemson Tigers football team. He was 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and weighed only 155 pounds (70 kg). He took a redshirt in 2014. By 2015, when he had increased to 176 pounds (80 kg), he received a scholarship.[1] Renfrow played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2015, making ten starts, and recording 492 yards and five touchdowns. He caught two touchdown passes in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship.[4] In 2016, Renfrow played in just nine games as a sophomore due to injury. He recorded 353 yards and caught four touchdown passes.[5] In the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship against the Alabama Crimson Tide, he caught the game-winning touchdown from quarterback Deshaun Watson with one second remaining in the game.[6]

In 2018, Renfrow won the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the best college player who began his career as a walk-on.[7] In his final collegiate season in 2018, his receiving total declined slightly, as he recorded 49 receptions for 544 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. However, he would help Clemson win its second national championship in three years.[8]

College statistics

Clemson Tigers
Season GP Rec Yds Avg TD
2015 13 33 492 14.9 5
2016 11 44 495 11.3 6
2017 14 60 602 10.0 3
2018 15 49 544 11.1 1
Career 53 186 2,133 11.5 15

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄4 in
(1.78 m) 		184 lb
(83 kg) 		29+1⁄8 in
(0.74 m) 		7+7⁄8 in
(0.20 m)		 4.59 s 1.64 s 2.69 s 4.19 s 6.80 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 7 reps
All values from 2019 NFL Combine[9][10][11]

2019

See also: 2019 Oakland Raiders season

Renfrow was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 149th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft, the 17th of 28 wide receivers, one of three Clemson players taken by the Raiders, and the only offensive player drafted from the National Championship team.[12][13]

Renfrow was listed as a starting wide receiver on the Raiders' depth chart since the first release.[14] Renfrow made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, with two catches for 13 yards in the 24–16 win.[15] In Week 8 against the Houston Texans, Renfrow caught four passes for 88 yards including a 65-yard touchdown reception, the first of his career in the 27–24 loss.[16] In Week 12 against the New York Jets, Renfrow caught three passes for 31 yards before exiting the game due to a rib injury in the third quarter. After the game, Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden said that Renfrow broke a rib and punctured a lung which could force him to miss the rest of the season.[17] Renfrow returned from injury in Week 16 against the Los Angeles Chargers. During the game, Renfrow caught seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown during the 24–17 win.[18] In the following week's game against the Broncos, Renfrow caught six passes for 102 yards and a touchdown during the 16–15 loss.[19] Overall, Renfrow finished the 2019 season with 49 receptions for 605 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.[20]

2020

See also: 2020 Las Vegas Raiders season

Renfrow was fined US$15,000 by the NFL on October 5, 2020, for attending a maskless charity event hosted by teammate Darren Waller during the COVID-19 pandemic in violation of the NFL's COVID-19 protocols for the 2020 season.[21] In 2020, Renfrow played in 16 games, started 6, and caught 56 passes for 656 yards, as well as scoring two touchdowns.[22]

2021

See also: 2021 Las Vegas Raiders season

In Week 12, Renfrow had 8 receptions for 134 yards in a 36–33 win over the Dallas Cowboys.[23] In Week 13, Renfrow had 9 receptions for 102 yards in a 17–15 loss against the Washington Football Team.[24] In Week 14, Renfrow had 13 receptions for 117 yards and a 4-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr in a 48–9 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.[25] Overall, Renfrow finished the 2021 regular season setting a career high in receptions (103), receiving yards (1,038) and receiving touchdowns (9).[26] He was named as a Pro Bowler.[27]

Renfrow made his playoff debut in the Wild Card Round against the Cincinnati Bengals, catching eight passes for 58 yards in the 26–19 loss.[28]

2022

See also: 2022 Las Vegas Raiders season

On June 10, 2022, Renfrow signed a two-year, $32 million contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders.[29][30] In Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals, Renfrow had seven catches for 59 yards, but fumbled twice with one recovered and returned for a touchdown by Byron Murphy in overtime in the 23-29 loss. Renfrow also suffered a concussion after being hit by Isaiah Simmons during the play that caused the fumble.[31][32] He was placed on injured reserve on November 10, 2022, and activated on December 17.[33][34] He finished the 2022 season with 36 receptions for 330 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in ten games.[35]

On March 13, 2024, Renfrow was released by the Raiders.[36]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2019 OAK 13 4 49 605 12.3 65 4 – – – – – 1 0
2020 LV 16 6 56 656 11.7 53 2 – – – – – 2 1
2021 LV 17 9 103 1,038 10.1 54 9 3 3 1.0 5 0 5 1
2022 LV 10 1 36 330 9.2 27 2 – – – – – 3 1
2023 LV 17 3 25 255 10.2 38 0 – – – – – 1 1
Career 73 23 269 2,884 10.7 65 17 3 3 1.0 5 0 12 4

Postseason

Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2021 LV 1 0 8 58 7.3 16 0 1 0
Career 1 0 8 58 7.3 16 0 1 0

Personal life

Renfrow is one of six children. His mother, Suzanne, and brother, Jordan, both graduated from Clemson.[1] Renfrow's father, Tim Renfrow, is one of eleven children.

Renfrow married his high school sweetheart, Camilla, on April 13, 2019, in DeBordieu, South Carolina.[37] They have one daughter together.[38]

Renfrow is a Christian. Renfrow has said “We’re trying to win every game but at the end of the day, that's ultimately what matters, what your relationship is with Christ. Whenever football is long and gone and 100 years from now, [God will] still be there and that's kind of driven me.”[39]

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