Travis Hunter wants to be the Shohei Ohtani of the NFL, and depending on his head coach, he could be that player.
Colorado's two-way star used his offensive and defensive skills to become a Heisman Trophy winner, playing well 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 pulling a first-down pass during the second half of a game against Oklahoma State on Nov. 29, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zarbowski)
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 believed that whoever drafted him better He said that he can make the most of his abilities.
“He will. Otherwise they shouldn't draft him. Don't do that,” Sanders said this week on “The Rich Eisen Show.”
“And I'm going to make sure of that. If you don't want to give him a chance to play on both sides of the ball, don't draft him.”
Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Travis Hunter poses in the Heisman after an interception against the UCF Knights on September 28, 2024 at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
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Sanders said the team could be “creative” with Hunter.
“He doesn't have to do what we did to him here and play every snap,” Sanders added.
Hunter played 670 snaps on offense and 686 snaps on defense, while also playing 24 special teams snaps. As a corner, Hunter anchored Colorado's defense with 31 tackles, 11 pass deflections and four interceptions.
Despite being projected as a cornerback in the NFL, he may have actually been better offensively this year.
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter, 12, is congratulated for a touchdown by head coach Deion Sanders in the first quarter of a game against the Stanford Cardinal at Folsom Field. (Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports)
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Hunter is expected to be an early pick in April's NFL Draft, and his quarterback, Deion's son Shedure Sanders, could be the top pick.
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