Travis Hunter wants the Shohei Ohtani of the NFLand if it’s up to his head coach, he could very well become that player.
The two-sided Colorado star leveraged his offensive and defensive skills to become a Heisman Trophy winner, playing over 1,000 snaps this season.
He also won both the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver and the Bednarik Award as Defensive Player of the Year.
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Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter gestures after hauling in a pass for a first down in the second half against Oklahoma State, Nov. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Experts have him playing cornerback in the NFL. But after Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and scored 14 touchdowns on offense, Deion Sanders says whoever drafts him better let him use his full potential.
“He’s going to do that, otherwise they shouldn’t call him up. Don’t do that,” Sanders told The Rich Eisen Show this week.
‘And I’m going to make sure of that. Don’t draft him if you’re not going to give him a chance to play on both sides of the ball.”
Cornerback Travis Hunter of the Colorado Buffaloes strikes the Heisman pose after an interception against the UCF Knights at FBC Mortgage Stadium on September 28, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
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Sanders said a team with Hunter could be “creative.”
“He doesn’t have to do what we did here with him and play every second,” Sanders added.
Hunter played 670 snaps on offense and 686 snaps on defense, while also playing 24 snaps on special teams. As a cornerback, Hunter had 31 tackles, 11 pass deflections and four interceptions, anchoring Colorado’s defense.
Despite projecting as a cornerback in the NFL, he might have been better on offense this year.
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) is congratulated on a touchdown from head coach Deion Sanders in the first quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at Folsom Field. (Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports)
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Hunter is expected to be an early selection in April NFL draftand there’s a chance his quarterback, Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, could be the top pick.
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