UNT's Tackling Machine and Sun Belt Standout LB from the Early 2000s
Chris Hurd anchored North Texas Mean Green's defense as a linebacker, starting all 13 games in 2002 with a career-high 91 tackles—leading the team three times, including 10 vs. Alabama—earning first-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2003 and the Byron Gross Award as top LB in 2002-03 at Arkansas; his relentless intensity, leadership, and nose-for-the-ball play (evident from high school stardom to pro-style roots) made him a disruptive force, though now likely in coaching (recent special teams roles at Akron/Illinois), he's a proven winner ideal for teams needing gritty, high-motor defenders.
