Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Lee Hunter has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-America (ESPN). The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Oregon, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 7 sacks — drafted at #49 overall by Carolina.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Carolina2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR11 · National watch / fringe AA
National watch / fringe All-America. Knocking on the All-America door.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 42 | 18 | 11.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 44 | 19 | 9.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 57 | 32 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 154 | 75 | 31.5 | 7.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–10
at Utah
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Harris’s 2022 season.
Matches Joshua on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Da'Jon Terry's senior season at Oklahoma (2023).
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