Introducing the NFL Draft’s Craziest Athlete: Margus Hunt

April 20, 2013   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

There are some exceptional prospects in the NFL draft every year, but Southern Methodist University defensive end Margus Hunt is one of the craziest in recent memory. Not literally crazy, but he makes you wonder if he's from the same planet as everyone else.
Hunt's from the same planet (probably), but not the same country. He came to America from Estonia, originally to pursue a career in track and field.
He won gold medals as a junior Olympian in the discus and shot put, and he also plays the piano. He'll be 26 years old by the time the season starts—Hunt is truly a rarity among NFL prospects.
He also possesses an out-of-this-world combination of size and athleticism, measuring in at 6’8” and 277 pounds at the combine. Hunt ran the 40-yard dash in 4.60 seconds and had 38 reps on the bench press. To put that in perspective, Hunt ran the 40-yard dash as fast as the 248-pound linebacker Dion Jordan and had the same number of reps on the bench press as the ...

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