Travis Hunter from Colorado is college football’s most outstanding player and will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.
Hunter won the Heisman Trophy about Boise State with Ashton Jeanty, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Miami quarterback Cam Ward.
An emotional fighter shared a long hug with head coach Deion Sanders and wiped away tears on Coach Prime’s shoulder.
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Cornerback Travis Hunter #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes hits the Heisman Pose after making an interception during the game against the UCF Knights at FBC Mortgage Stadium on September 28, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. The Buffaloes defeated the Knights 48 to 21. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
“I thank God, man. I never thought I’d be in this position,” Hunter said as he accepted the award.
Hunter received 552 first-place votes, beating Jeanty’s 309. They were by far among the top two winners of the vote.
Hunter, 21, had one of the most incredible seasons in college football history, playing both wide receiver and cornerback for Colorado.
The Colorado superstar played a whopping 1,380 snaps this season and rarely left the field.
Hunter played 670 snaps on offense and 686 snaps on defense, while also playing 24 special teams snaps.
Colorado cornerback Travis Hunter takes on TCU during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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As a wide receiver, Hunter had 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 total touchdowns. Hunter won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top wide receiver.
Hunter also won the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player, becoming the first player ever to win both the Bednarik and Biletnikoff Awards.
As a corner, Hunter had 31 tackles, 11 pass deflections and four interceptions, anchoring Colorado’s defense.
Hunter, along with quarterback Shedeur Sanders, led Colorado to a 9-3 record, falling just short of making the Big 12 Championship game.
Jeanty came second, as did the Boise State running back had one of the best seasons any running back has ever had in college football history.
Jeanty’s numbers were those of a video game, with 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns on 344 carries, for an incredible 7.3 yards per carry.
Heisman Trophy finalists, from left: Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward pose with the trophy during a college football media availability, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
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Jeanty helped lead Boise State to the three seed in the College Football Playoff and received a bye in the first round. Boise State will play the winner of SMU and Penn State.
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