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Lee Hunter Carolina Panthers · #92

Defensive Tackle · 6' 3", 318 lbs · Mobile, AL · Age 24

Lee Hunter is a Defensive Tackle for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 49th overall, 2026.

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Carolina Panthers · #92 · Defensive Tackle

Lee Hunter

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

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Scouting report

Lee Hunter — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Lee Hunter is a Defensive Tackle for the Carolina Panthers, drafted 49th overall, 2026.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Lee Hunter stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1781 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

0Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Lee Hunter — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Lee Hunter

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 24 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Lee Hunter career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record

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50off index

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Aaron Hall, Ahmani Marshall.

How his role moves

Primary defensive tackle role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Lee Hunter

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-07-02

The beginning

Lee Hunter is a Defensive Tackle for the Carolina Panthers.

Carolina Panthers

Turning pro

Drafted 49th overall, 2026 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Lee Hunter is a Carolina Panthers defensive tackle, drafted 49th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Hunter goes from here.

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Hunter's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Lee Hunter College Football Highlights💥| Texas Tech Defensive Tackle | NFL Draft Film ▶ Lee Hunter 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Texas Tech DL Moves Very Well For His Size

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 318 lbs
Draft: 49th overall, 2026
Born: Mobile, AL
Age: 24
Jersey: #92

Background

Lee Hunter is from Mobile, AL and is 24 years old. He was drafted 49th overall, 2026 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 3", 318 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Hunter is currently on the Carolina Panthers roster.

The person

Lee Hunter is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 0 tackles across his career.

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense0 career tackles up front.

Draft pedigree49th overall, 2026.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Lee Hunter — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Lee Hunter, answered.

What position does Lee Hunter play?

Lee Hunter is a Defensive Tackle for the Carolina Panthers.

When was Lee Hunter drafted?

Lee Hunter was drafted 49th overall, 2026.

How many seasons has Lee Hunter played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Lee Hunter's career stats?

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Lee Hunter career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Lee Hunter Carolina Panthers · #92

Lee Hunter — the report card

Where Lee Hunter stands

Lee Hunter — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Lee Hunter

Lee Hunter career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

The Ballad of Lee Hunter

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Lee Hunter — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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