Meet Travis Hunter - Colorado's two-way college football star destined for NFL

Travis Hunter is simply a two-way prima and is 1 of the biggest names successful assemblage shot - his caput manager Deion Sanders is convinced his quality volition construe to the NFL

Travis Hunter is making waves arsenic 1 of the most captivating talents successful college football.

The dual-threat dynamo for Colorado, Hunter has go a collegiate sensation. In a caller masterclass against Colorado State, the 21-year-old was connected the tract for an astonishing 123 of 138 snaps, showcasing his skills some arsenic a cornerback and wide receiver.

Hunter's show successful the 28-9 triumph was thing abbreviated of sensational; helium racked up 13 receptions for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns, alongside 5 tackles, an interception with a 38-yard return, and a walk breakup. Nationally, he's 2nd successful catches per crippled (10) and touchdown receptions (five), portion besides shining defensively and he's got his sights acceptable connected continuing this two-way play successful the NFL.

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Colorado's caput manager Deion Sanders, who himself made past playing some ways successful the NFL, sees Hunter arsenic a uncommon breed of shot talent, assured that his skills volition radiance astatine the nonrecreational level. Sanders points retired that with less plays successful an NFL crippled compared to college, Hunter could payment adjacent more.

"A batch of teams are tempo (in college), truthful helium don’t get a batch of rest," Sanders said. "Just deliberation astir this. I conscionable finished talking to scouts astir this, astir what helium tin and cannot do. Pros spell to huddle, truthful he’s adjacent getting much clip to rest, truthful astir teams you play (in college), they tally immoderate benignant of a tempo oregon the modulation is overmuch greater than pros from drawback to snap.

"So with him getting that magnitude of rest, helium cannot assistance but beryllium a large pro. The practices are limited. There’s hardly nary contact. You can’t adjacent deed a receiver downfield successful the NFL nary more."

He added: "I deliberation he’s a large complement to their crippled (NFL), and helium tin proceed to bash what he’s doing now."

Hunter is simply a superstar successful the making. He volition undoubtedly beryllium 1 of the apical names disposable and archetypal names called astatine the 2025 NFL Draft - and present are 3 franchises desperately successful request of his services:

Denver Broncos

The Bo Nix epoch successful Denver has started slowly. The rookie has been underwhelming, but helium hardly has capable weapons extracurricular of Courtland Sutton. Hunter's quality arsenic a receiver would springiness the Broncos discourtesy immoderate much-needed foodstuff done the air, portion helium could spot reps alongside prima cornerback Pat Surtain connected a secondary that, portion effective, lacks capable game-changing playmakers. It would beryllium chill to spot Hunter enactment successful Colorado, too.

New England Patriots

Thursday Night Football's nonaccomplishment to the New York Jets showed the flaws successful the New England Patriots passing attack, though this whitethorn beryllium down to Jacoby Brissett and the flawed violative line. But the receiving corps could bash with a bona fide star, and Hunter could besides play a relation connected defence without being a cardinal cog, allowing his assemblage to remainder wherever needed.

Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are successful hopeless request of a hero. New caput manager Dave Canales has sidelined Bryce Young, and unless a occurrence occurs, it seems the erstwhile No.1 wide pick's clip successful Carolina is drafting to a close. This could pb the Panthers to draught a backmost similar Carson Beck.

However, Hunter would beryllium a invaluable summation to a receiving corps led by Diontae Johnson, newcomer Xavier Legette, and Adam Thielen, who isn't getting immoderate younger. While the Panthers whitethorn look the slightest apt of the three, the NFC South franchise is presently unwatchable. With Hunter connected board, they would astatine slightest person a prima subordinate that fans would beryllium excited to watch.