Robert Hunt
Carolina PanthersOVERPAIDModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
Of the 320 players taken as a second-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 63% earned a second contract and 58% became starters. The median one started 44 career games.
STM Take
$100M Panthers contract plus four years as Miami's starting RG as a Louisiana 2nd-round pick puts Hunt in the elite IOL market value class. The Louisiana Sun Belt 2nd-round origin plus the elite market value give him real foundation. The 2026 question is whether Hunt returns to tier 3-4 territory post-biceps recovery or whether the structural injury wear creates major contract-value risk.
Hunt came out of Louisiana as the Miami Dolphins' 2nd-round pick (39th overall) in 2020. He spent four years in Miami as the starting right guard before signing a five-year, $100M deal with the Carolina Panthers in 2024 free agency. He missed extensive time in 2025 with a torn biceps.
Strengths
- $100M Carolina contract plus four years as Miami's starting RG as a Louisiana 2nd-round pick puts him in the elite IOL market value class.
- Louisiana Sun Belt 2nd-round origin plus the elite market value establishes real career foundation.
Concerns
- 2025 torn biceps plus the missed time puts continued durability question on every 2026 projection.
- $24M 2026 cap hit on the $100M Carolina contract creates major contract-value risk if Hunt cannot return to tier 3-4 territory.
What to watch: Whether Hunt returns to tier 4 (top 30) in 2026 post-biceps recovery, the threshold for closing the gap between $100M contract and STTM ranking.