{{Short description|American football executive}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox NFL biography |name=Brandon Hunt |image= |image_size= |alt= |caption= |current_team=Las Vegas Raiders |position=Vice President of player personnel |birth_date= |birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |high_school=Pine-Richland |college=IUP |pastexecutive= * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{nfly|2005}}–{{nfly|2006}})<br> Front office intern * Houston Texans ({{nfly|2007}}–{{nfly|2009}})<br> Pro scout * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{nfly|2009}}–{{nfly|2022}})<br> Pro scouting coordinator * Philadelphia Eagles ({{nfly|2022}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})<br> Director of scouting * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2024}})<br> Senior director of scouting * Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)<br> Vice President of player personnel | highlights = * 2× Super Bowl champion (XL, LIX) |pastcoaching= * Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2004) Graduate assistant }} '''Brandon Hunt''' is an American football executive who currently serves as the vice president of player personnel for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to serving with the Raiders, Hunt served with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, and Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he won Super Bowl LIX.
== Early life == Hunt was born in Los Angeles but was raised in Pittsburgh and attended Pine-Richland High School. He also attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he was also a graduate assistant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Steelers |first=Pittsburgh |access-date=May 27, 2022 |title=STEELERS DIRECTORY |url=https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/steelers/dlxaxwv1wt0kldafxaol.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= }}</ref>
== Front office career ==
=== Pittsburgh Steelers (2005–06) === After serving at IUP as a graduate assistant for a year, Hunt joined the Pittsburgh Steelers organization as an Intern.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farabaugh |first=Nick |date=2022-01-28 |title=Rooney: GM Candidate Brandon Hunt ‘Knows the Steelers Way’ |url=https://steelersnow.com/rooney-gm-candidate-brandon-hunt-knows-the-steelers-way/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Steelers Now |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Houston Texans (2007–2009) === After Hunt's internship, the Houston Texans hired him as pro scout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozora |first=Alex |date=2022-05-19 |title=Steelers Complete Interview With Brandon Hunt For GM Job |url=https://steelersdepot.com/2022/05/steelers-complete-interview-with-brandon-hunt-for-gm-job/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Steelers Depot |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Second stint with Steelers (2009–2022) === Hunt was promoted and left for the Pittsburgh Steelers to serve as the team's pro scouting coordinator. He served in the position for more than a decade under Kevin Colbert, where he was very influential.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texans scout Hunt takes job with Steelers |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-scout-hunt-takes-job-with-steelers-2665909 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.houstontexans.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Philadelphia Eagles (2022–2025) === After Steelers' General Manager Kevin Colbert resigned and Omar Khan was selected as his replacement instead of Hunt, Hunt joined the Philadelphia Eagles under Howie Roseman to serve as director of scouting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Steelers' scouting director to join Eagles |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-hire-long-time-steelers-scouting-director-brandon-hunt |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=RSN |language=en}}</ref> On June 9, 2024, Hunt was promoted to the role of senior director of scouting.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eagles Announce Numerous Updates To Front Office|url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2024/06/eagles-announce-numerous-updates-to-front-office|access-date=June 11, 2024|website=profootballrumors.com|language=en}}</ref> He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.<ref name="a252">{{cite web | last=Maaddi | first=Rob | title=Eagles deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in a 40–22 rout | website=AP News | date=2025-02-10 | url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2025-eagles-chiefs-score-e2ff209c074a00a6faff39750ff048f8 | access-date=2025-02-17}}</ref>
===Las Vegas Raiders (2025–present)=== On May 15, 2025, the Las Vegas Raiders hired Hunt to serve as the team's vice president of player personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raiders name Brandon Hunt Vice President of Player Personnel|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-name-brandon-hunt-vice-president-of-player-personnel|access-date=May 22, 2025|website=raiders.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Hunt is married and has two sons. They live in Pittsburgh.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== *[https://www.raiders.com/team/front-office-roster/brandon-hunt Las Vegas Raiders profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Brandon}} Category:Philadelphia Eagles executives Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumni Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles Category:Pittsburgh Steelers executives Category:Houston Texans scouts Category:Pittsburgh Steelers scouts Category:Philadelphia Eagles scouts Category:Las Vegas Raiders executives