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Brady Hunt

TE · South Carolina · Sr. · #87

All-Conf HMReturning to South Carolina for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Brady Hunt

TE · South Carolina · Sr · #87

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2542 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-MAC

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
South Carolina
2024
South Carolina
2025
South Carolina

Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.

2025 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

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-MAC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025South Carolina211688.00--
2024South Carolina22211.00--
2022Ball State4649810.85--
Career6968810.05--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

South Carolina

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · South Carolina

Returning around him

  • 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (25 in / 24 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 #18 · 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.

Tre Watson

82%match

Fresno State · 2022

#2

Tre Watson

Fresno State · 2021

80%
#3

Drake Dabney

TCU · 2024

79%
#4

Drake Dabney

Baylor · 2022

79%
#5

Levi Gazarek

Bowling Green · 2021

77%

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).

UNLV · 2022

#2

TJ Banks

Akron · 2022

84%
#3

Drake Dabney

Baylor · 2022

84%
#4

Grant Misch

Virginia · 2022

83%
#5

Nick Gallo

Virginia Tech · 2022

82%

Matches Shelton on

Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1230

Final rank
#1524
Avg #1430.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1230 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
4982022
22.02024
1682025

-66%

Sharp dropoff (-66%) — career inflection point.