Gamecocks’ Hidden Weapons: The Tight End Playbook
The South Carolina Gamecocks’ tight end room is a mixed bag of experience and untapped potential as the 2026 season approaches. Veteran Brady Hunt returns for his sixth collegiate year as a reliable safety valve, boasting 23 career catches and leadership chops. Rising sophomore Mike Tyler, fresh off a Most Improved Player accolade, provides upside as a pass catcher. Transfer Max Drag offers extra blocking prowess to bolster a run game that struggled in 2025. Former walk-on Maurice Brown II brings special teams value and steady depth. Head coach Kendal Briles and tight ends coach Shawn Elliott will blend these diverse skill sets to shore up both ground and aerial attacks when kickoff arrives on September 5.
Ah, college football roster previews—a time-honored ritual of hyping guys whose names you can’t pronounce and whose highlight reels are mostly YouTube compilation fails. Behold Brady Hunt, the elder statesman who’s caught 23 passes in six years and earned captaincy by showing up to practice on time. Mike Tyler, the spring breakout star, will supposedly solve every offensive dilemma—because nothing says “game-changer” like one catch for 13 yards in limited action. Max Drag, the human wrecking ball, is here to block so well you’ll forget tight ends can catch passes. And Maurice Brown II, former walk-on turned special teams gladiator, reminds us that dedication sometimes equals touchdowns in pep talk videos. Strap in: it’s time for Briles’s TE circus to hit the road—and we’re all buying tickets.
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