Player comparison

Brady Hunt

Dean Kindig

Tight end who is in his fifth year of collegiate football and his second year with the Gamecocks. Spent his first three season at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Earned All-MAC and Freshman All-America honors in 2022 as a redshirt freshman. Figures to play a key role again this season. Began his career as a quarterback. Presented with the 2025 President's Outstanding Student-Athlete Award and was a 2025 Hampshire Honor Society member. 2024 (Redshirt Junior): Fourth-year tight end who was in his first season with the Gamecocks. Joined the team in January. Appeared in 10 games making one start. Saw action in each of the first 10 games of the season before suffering an ankle injury in the win over Missouri. Did not play in the final three contests. Lone start came in Week 2 at Kentucky. Caught two passes for 22 yards. Had an 11-yard reception against Akron and a key 11-yard catch late in the Missouri game. Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and the 2024-25 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. 2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Missed the entire season with an ankle injury. Was on the leadership council.

Lawson Luckie

Dean Kindig

1 for 6 (6.0) 1TD vs Texas; 2 catches, 22 yds (11.0) and a TD vs Bama scouted, AND caught a two-point conversion pass in Delp's absence. Targeted once on a pass from quarterback Gunner Stockton that was intercepted vs GT. Injuries have limited him to 10 catches, 81 yards in 2025, but he was set to go vs Texas). 2024: Appeared in all 14 contests, starting seven times. Recorded two receptions for 37 yards, including a 31-yard catch in season opener vs. Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game. Caught two passes for 43 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown in win over Tennessee Tech. Had two receptions for 22 yards, hauling in his second touchdown catch of the season at Alabama. Hauled in 33-yard catch in SEC home opener against Auburn. Recorded four receptions for 60 yards in win over UMass. 2023: Played in seven games for the Bulldogs as a reserve tight end. Caught four-yard pass for first-career touchdown in Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State. Enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. James Cook's last season at Georgia was in 2021, while Luckie didn't join the team until 2023.