Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 4 | 32 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
#87
Brady Hunt
Senior tight end for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 251 lb · Muncie, IN
CFB Index 38 · #115 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to South Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
32
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 22 yds, vs Towson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ball State in 2021.
- Transferred from Ball State to South Carolina in 2024.
Brady Hunt
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-MAC. One game to point at: 22 rec yds, 3 receptions against Towson — Week 2, 2026.
32 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 45 yds vs Virginia Tech.Virginia Tech · W 24-112025
2021
- Signed with Ball State2-star out of Delta
202212 games
- All-MACfirst
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022
South Carolina
2024–2026
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 16.0 YDS/g, 8.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #18 of 20 SEC TEs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ball State | 46 | 498 | 10.8 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 720 | 9.9 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
3 rec · 22 yds
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (27 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre Watson’s 2022 season.
Matches Tre on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Tre on
Reception volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shelton Zeon III's junior season at UNLV (2022).
Matches Shelton on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Brady Hunt
The tight end room · South Carolina
- #87Brady Hunt168 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Maurice Brown II24 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Max Drag19 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Mike Tyler13 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Reno Roehmno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology