Florida · W 38-19
No catches.
Oklahoma · W 42-25
2 catches, 5 yards
The other 6 games average 19 yards. This one was 14 below.
Hunt has catches in 7 of South Carolina’s 8 games: none against Florida.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“If we see Brady Hunt under center I’ll do something overdramatic”
South Carolina fan, r/CFB game thread · vs Tennessee, Oct 24
Brady Hunt
Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Neu and Shane Beamer. First career honor, 2022: All-MAC. One game to point at: 29 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Mississippi State — Week 3, 2026.
118 receiving yards · 14 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Oklahoma on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 5 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 14 catches for 118 yards. South Carolina has thrown to him 20 times in 226 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 46 | 498 | 10.8 | 5 | 30 |
| Career | 83 | 806 | 9.7 | 5 | 30 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 0 | 18 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 34-41
3 rec · 29 yds
With L. Sellers — 282 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 41.1 · 52 rush yds (14 car) · M. Fuller — 7 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD · 73 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
684th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
208% of team targetsCatch rate
70%14 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
70% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 18.6 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #18 of 20 SEC TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,542 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the SEC.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Neu and Shane Beamer.
