He played college football for the Cornell Big Red and the Houston Christian Huskies and was selected by the Eagles in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.
In 2011, he won Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships at the Junior Olympic Games in triathlon and long jump.
[1] He attended Dutch Fork High School in South Carolina for one year, playing varsity football despite being a freshman.
He was named all-county at wide receiver in his senior year, totaling 20 receptions for 475 yards and two touchdowns while being co-team captain and offensive MVP.
[7] Hunt returned in 2023 and was named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and an All-American; he ended his two-year Houston Christian stint with 133 tackles, 20.5 tackles-for-loss and 13.5 sacks.