Honors
- All-MVFC: 2024 (2nd team)
- MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2024
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2020-21, 2022, 2023, 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
2024
Second-team All-MVFC wide receiver ... Ranked 4th in MVFC in receptions per game (5.3), 8th in receiving yards per game (64.2) and 9th in total receiving yards (770) ... Ranked 42nd among all FCS receivers in receptions per game ... Started all 12 games ... Â Tallied team-highs in receptions (63) and yards (770) with 3 touchdowns ... Had career-highs in receptions (10) and yards (108) in win at Murray State (11/9/24) to earn MSU Offensive Grinder honors ... Also had 10 receptions for 90 yards in home opener vs. Lindenwood (9/14/24) ... Had season-long 35-yard reception and a 15-yard TD reception in home win over Southern Illinois (11/2/24) with 5 catches for 82 yards ... Earned MSU Offensive Grinder honors for win at UT Martin (9/21/24) with 5 catches for 61 yards and a one-yard TD catch ... Had 6 catches for 74 yards in win at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) ... Had a 21-yard TD reception in home win over Indiana State (10/19/24) in game with 5 catches for 76 yards ... Named MSU Offensive Showtime Award recipient for game at national champion North Dakota State (11/23/24) after posting 4 receptions for 73 yards ... Earned MSU Special Teams Showtime Award winner for game at No. 3 Montana (8/31/24) ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC third-team all-conference list ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll recipient ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 semester.
2023
Played in all 11 games as a junior with 9 starts, snagging 27 receptions for 372 yards and 5 touchdowns ... Was 4th on squad in both receptions and yardage and tied for 2nd in TDs ... Had season-high 7 catches for 74 yards at UT Martin (9/9/23) ... Posted season-high 78 receiving yards on 4 catches at No. 1 South Dakota State (11/18/23) with TD receptions of 3- and 40-yards from Jordan Pachot against the eventual national champions ... Also had a pair of TDs in home opener vs. Utah Tech (9/23/23) with 8- and 10-yard touchdown receptions from Jacob Clark, collecting 3 receptions for 32 yards on the day ... Other score was a 31-yard, third-quarter TD at No. 10 Southern Illinois (9/30/23) on an afternoon with 3 receptions for 49 yards ... Finished Youngstown State game (10/28/23) with 3 catches for 35 yards ... Only rush of the season was a 12-yard gain vs. No. 7 North Dakota State (10/7/23) at home ... Had a solo tackle on special teams at Western Illinois (10/14/23) ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll laurels for third time ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.
2022
Played in 11 games in his sophomore season ... Recorded 5 tackles for 60 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the year ... Posted 2 receptions for 38 yards, including a season-long 25-yard TD reception in homecoming win over Western Illinois (10/29/22) ... Had a 10-yard touchdown reception in season opener at Central Arkansas (9/1/22) from Jason Shelley ... Had a 6-yard reception in home opener vs. No. 14 UT Martin (9/8/22) ... Posted a pair of special teams tackles in home win over Youngstown State (11/12/22) ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll status ... Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters ... Caught team-high 12 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown in Maroon & White Spring Game (4/15/23).
2021
Played in all 12 games in his second season at MoState ... Only pass reception of season came in win at Illinois State (10/2/21) with 7-yard catch ... Posted a solo tackle in win at Dixie State (11/20/21) ... Returned 10 punts for 29 yards, including a long of 6 (twice) ... In conference games, Wood ranked 5th in the league in punt return average (2.9) on 10 attempts ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2022 semester.
2020-21
Played in 8 games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams ... Caught his first career pass in win at Western Illinois (2/27/21) with a 6-yard reception in Valley opener in Macomb ... Saw action in NCAA FCS Playoff game at North Dakota (4/24/21) ... Was named to MVFC Honor Roll ... Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2021.
High School
Three-year starter at wide receiver for his father and coach Chris Wood at Har-Ber High in Springdale, Ark. … Led Wildcats to an 8-4 ledger his senior season (2019) with 68 receptions for 1,103 yards and 15 touchdowns … Was also an Arkansas consensus 7A all-state performer in 2019 and finalist for the Farm Bureau 6A/7A Offensive Player of the Year … His junior year, he was also a 7A all-state selection as well as Northwest Arkansas all-area performer after snagging 29 receptions for 568 yards and 7 scores … Named Har-Ber offensive newcomer of the year his sophomore year after 36 receptions for 509 yards and 5 touchdowns … Tallied 133 catches for 2,180 yards and 27 touchdowns over his last three seasons … Was also a standout shortstop at Har-Ber.
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Personal
Hunter Douglas Wood was born 10/5/01 in Springdale, Ark. … Son of Chris and April Wood of Springdale … Has a brother, Hayden … Parents both played college sports (football and volleyball) at Arkansas Tech University … Majoring in Exercise and Movement Science.
