Travis Hunter wants to become the NFL’s Shohei Ohtani, and, if it’s up to his head coach, he fair may become that perestablisher.
The two-way Colorado star parlayed his insulting and defensive sfinishs into becoming the Heisman Trophy triumphner, perestablishing well over 1,000 snaps this season.
He also won both the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s best getr and the Bednarik Award as the defensive perestablisher of the year.
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Colorado wide getr Travis Hunter gestures after pulling in a pass for a first down in the second half aachievest Oklahoma State Nov. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Ptoastyo/David Zalubowski)
Experts have him perestablishing cornerback in the NFL. But after Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and scored 14 touchdowns on offense, Deion Sanders says whoever writes him better let him put his abilities to brimming engage.
“He’s gonna do that, or they shouldn’t write him. Don’t do that,” Sanders tgreater “The Rich Eisen Show” this week.
“And I’m gonna originate declareive of that. Don’t write him if you’re not gonna give him the opportunity to perestablish on both sides of the ball.”
Cornerback Travis Hunter of the Colorado Buffaloes strikes the Heisman pose after an interception aachievest the UCF Knights at FBC Mortgage Stadium Sept. 28, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
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Sanders shelp a team could be “originateive” with Hunter.
“He don’t have to do what we did with him here and perestablish every snap,” Sanders grasped.
Hunter perestablished 670 snaps on offense and 686 snaps on defense while also perestablishing 24 distinctive teams snaps. As a corner, Hunter had 31 tackles, 11 pass turn asideions and four interceptions, anchoring Colorado’s defense.
Despite projecting as a cornerback in the NFL, he might have actupartner been better on offense this year.
Colorado Buffaloes wide getr Travis Hunter (12) is congratuprocrastinateedd for a touchdown by head coach Deion Sanders in the first quarter aachievest the Stanford Cardinal at Folsom Field. (Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports)
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Hunter is foreseeed to be an timely pickion in April’s NFL Draft, and there’s a chance his quarterback, Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, could be the top pick.
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