The Kansas City Chiefs are continuing to show pre-draft interest in Louisiana-Lafayette offensive lineman Robert Hunt.
Hunt was one of the few offensive linemen that the Chiefs had a formal interview with at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Kansas City has since shown more interest by the way of a pre-draft video meeting. According to Draft Wire’s interviewer extraordinaire Justin Melo, Hunt has recently held pre-draft FaceTime sessions with 13 teams, including the Chiefs.
This, of course, is significant for Kansas City as they’re one of the few teams that don’t feign interest with these pre-draft interviews. They use them to gain as much information as possible about the players they’re most interested in.
Adding to this, Robert Hunt recently held pre-draft meetings over FaceTime with the #Rams, #Eagles, #Falcons, #Titans, #Ravens, #Patriots, #Bills, #Chiefs, #Bears, #Vikings, #Jets, #Giants & #Cardinals. https://t.co/ClNZACs7eu
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 14, 2020
Hunt is largely viewed as one of the top interior offensive linemen in this draft class. He is versatile, with experience playing both left guard and right tackle for Louisiana-Lafayette, starting a total of 45 games over four years. And at 6-5 and 323 pounds, he has the size to find success playing at either position in the NFL. Where he’ll end up playing at the next level really depends on the team. In Kansas City, I think he could start right away at the right guard spot and perhaps play tackle in case of injury.
For his size, Hunt moves very smoothly. His feet and hands are active in pass protection. He creates movement in the run game against defenders in the Sun Belt conference, but I suspect he’ll need to add more strength for the NFL game. He also plays with a bit of a nasty streak, looking to finish his blocks and play through the whistle.
Hunt suffered a sports hernia in his final season with the Ragin’ Cajuns, but he continues to work back from that injury. That doesn’t seem to be scaring teams away though as interest remains as strong as ever.
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