Carolina Panthers · DT (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Texas Tech (2026 Round 2, Pick 49)
Lee Hunter
- Combined tackles
- 166 solo · 10 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 01 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 00 forced fumbles
- Coverage
- 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 18426.3 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- +0.041Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Lee Hunter among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- Hunter#15920.0
Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for Lee Hunter. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs CHI | L 37-59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | @ ATL | W 34-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | @ CLE | L 18-21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | vs DET | W 32-26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | @ PHI | W 25-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | vs TB | L 13-43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Week 8 | Oct 29, 2026 | @ GB | L 19-27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
College to the NFL: Texas Tech to Carolina Panthers
Verified identity bridge linking Lee Hunter's college regular-season tackles at Texas Tech to official NFL game lines.
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Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 1 season.
| Season | Club | G | Tackles | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | QBH | PD | INT | FF | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | CAR | 7 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
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