Hunter Lee Nourzad (born November 26, 2000) is an American professional football center for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cornell and Penn State and was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life
From Marietta, Georgia, Nourzad attended The Walker School where he was twice the football team captain and also competed for the lacrosse and track and field teams. He won all-region honors in shot put and was all-state, a three-time all-region honoree and the regional lineman of the year with the football team. He received little attention as a recruit and committed to play college football for the FCS Cornell Big Red, being an unranked prospect.