{"id":84939,"date":"2020-04-14T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=84939"},"modified":"2021-03-20T14:34:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T18:34:34","slug":"robert-hunt-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/14\/robert-hunt-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Hunt 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Robert Hunt Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: Offensive Tackle<br \/>\n<strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20195\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong>: 323 Pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School<\/strong>: Louisiana-Lafayette<\/p>\n<h2>Robert Hunt 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/robert-hunt-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Hunt<\/a> <\/strong>is a powerful, nasty offensive tackle who has a strong record of success in the run-heavy offense of Louisiana-Lafayette. Hunt has an incredible story of overcoming poverty, after moving to escape his plight, then having his family home destroyed by Hurricane Rita, followed by a move to a decrepit, hole-filled house. He has been a strong family member all his life and consequently a strong team member. He would move once again during high school and finish a strong football career at Burkeville High School.<\/p>\n<p>His tenacious football style fit perfectly into the Sun Belt and Louisiana-Lafayette, starting as a redshirt freshman. He played left tackle, left guard in his first two years and then as a right tackle in his final season. His last year also included his biggest knock: a groin injury that limited him to a mere seven games and kept him from performing in the 2020 Senior Bowl and NFL Combine.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tenacious \u2013 can usually be spotted mauling and pushing defenders around;<\/li>\n<li>Strong frame and bodywork;<\/li>\n<li>Incredible balance in first several steps; if he catches a defender, they won\u2019t get away;<\/li>\n<li>Good punch and handwork to guide defenders;<\/li>\n<li>Good inside step to work downline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Finesse is a challenge for him \u2013 has relied on strength, and more athletic NFL defenders may get away from him;<\/li>\n<li>Can get caught on frames and over commit, unable to recover;<\/li>\n<li>His pass blocking drops on occasion look like run blocking;<\/li>\n<li>Lingering groin injury that kept him out of the Senior Bowl and NFL Combine;<\/li>\n<li>Dominated in a run-first system that has not exposed possible bigger weaknesses in pass blocking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cameron-erving-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cameron Erving<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams with Need at Position<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chargers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Diego Chargers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Fourth Round<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Robert Hunt<\/h3>\n<p>Robert Hunt has a very high-end \u2013 long-term starter \u2013 and a low-end that puts him as a back-up offensive guard. The biggest vulnerability in his work is a groin injury that may limit his ability to improve his athleticism to the demands of the NFL. His ability to punch, stay on, and intimidate defenders is impressive, but it\u2019s a tactic that he has relied on to beat college players. He also needs to improve pass blocking technique when he starts to get beat; when things go wrong, he ends up run blocking backwards, giving up leverage on the edge.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt\u2019s technique and prototype frame, however, are NFL quality. He has a strong frame that can turn him into one of the most violent and tenacious offensive linemen in the NFL. Once he catches a defender, very rarely will they break away from him, giving him ample room to wear down smaller and less active defenders. He is strong enough to move interior and operate as a mobile guard should he not develop the lateral skills needed to beat the average defender. At worst, a team secures an offensive guard for a quaint four-year career; at best, they secure a tackle who can hold the edge for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"k054k2-eTQNIREWoDI6Qtw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/849169764\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'k054k2-eTQNIREWoDI6Qtw',sig:'RXFzWCM9xb9R3wPGVee-1lG_0pau3e0e6O1vFyilqUE=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'849169764',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Hunt: After overcoming his house being destroyed by Hurricane Rita, Hunt is bringing powerful offensive line play and inspiration to the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":84940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[5273,6418],"class_list":["post-84939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-robert-hunt"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}