# Brandon Hunt
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{{Short description|American football executive}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Brandon Hunt
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|current_team=Las Vegas Raiders
|position=Vice President of player personnel
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|birth_place=[Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S.
|death_date=
|death_place=
|high_school=[Pine-Richland](/source/Pine-Richland_High_School)
|college=[IUP](/source/Indiana_University_of_Pennsylvania)
|pastexecutive=
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{nfly|2005}}–{{nfly|2006}})
Front office intern
* [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans) ({{nfly|2007}}–{{nfly|2009}})
Pro scout
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{nfly|2009}}–{{nfly|2022}})
Pro scouting coordinator
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) ({{nfly|2022}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})
Director of scouting
* Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2024}})
Senior director of scouting
* [Las Vegas Raiders](/source/Las_Vegas_Raiders) ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
Vice President of player personnel
| highlights =
* 2× [Super Bowl](/source/Super_Bowl) [champion](/source/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions) ([XL](/source/Super_Bowl_XL), [LIX](/source/Super_Bowl_LIX))
|pastcoaching=
* [Indiana University of Pennsylvania](/source/Indiana_University_of_Pennsylvania) (2004) Graduate assistant
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'''Brandon Hunt''' is an American [football](/source/American_football) executive who currently serves as the vice president of player personnel for the [Las Vegas Raiders](/source/Las_Vegas_Raiders) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). Prior to serving with the Raiders, Hunt served with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers), [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans), and [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles), with whom he won [Super Bowl LIX](/source/Super_Bowl_LIX).
== Early life ==
Hunt was born in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) but was raised in Pittsburgh and attended [Pine-Richland High School](/source/Pine-Richland_High_School). He also attended [Indiana University of Pennsylvania](/source/Indiana_University_of_Pennsylvania) where he was also a graduate assistant.[{{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= }}]
== Front office career ==
=== Pittsburgh Steelers (2005–06) ===
After serving at IUP as a graduate assistant for a year, Hunt joined the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) organization as an Intern.[{{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}}]
=== Houston Texans (2007–2009) ===
After Hunt's internship, the [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans) hired him as pro scout.[{{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}}]
=== Second stint with Steelers (2009–2022) ===
Hunt was promoted and left for the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) to serve as the team's pro scouting coordinator. He served in the position for more than a decade under [Kevin Colbert](/source/Kevin_Colbert), where he was very influential.[{{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}}]
=== Philadelphia Eagles (2022–2025) ===
After Steelers' General Manager Kevin Colbert resigned and [Omar Khan](/source/Omar_Khan_(American_football)) was selected as his replacement instead of Hunt, Hunt joined the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) under [Howie Roseman](/source/Howie_Roseman) to serve as director of scouting.[{{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}}] On June 9, 2024, Hunt was promoted to the role of senior director of scouting.[{{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}}] He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) 40–22 in [Super Bowl LIX](/source/Super_Bowl_LIX).[{{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}}]
===Las Vegas Raiders (2025–present)===
On May 15, 2025, the [Las Vegas Raiders](/source/Las_Vegas_Raiders) hired Hunt to serve as the team's vice president of player personnel.[{{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}}]
== Personal life ==
Hunt is married and has two sons. They live in Pittsburgh.