Travis Hunter wants to become the NFL’s Shohei Ohtani, and, if it’s up to his head coach, he fair may become that carry outer.
The two-way Colorado star parlayed his disesteemful and defensive sfinishs into becoming the Heisman Trophy prosperner, carry outing 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 carry outer of the year.
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Colorado expansive getr Travis Hunter gestures after pulling in a pass for a first down in the second half agetst Oklahoma State Nov. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Ptoastyo/David Zalubowski)
Experts have him carry outing 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 filled participate.
“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 create certain of that. Don’t write him if you’re not gonna donate him the opportunity to carry out on both sides of the ball.”
Cornerback Travis Hunter of the Colorado Buffaloes strikes the Heisman pose after an interception agetst 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 “createive” with Hunter.
“He don’t have to do what we did with him here and carry out every snap,” Sanders inserted.
Hunter carry outed 670 snaps on offense and 686 snaps on defense while also carry outing 24 exceptional teams snaps. As a corner, Hunter had 31 tackles, 11 pass distractions 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 expansive getr Travis Hunter (12) is congratutardyd for a touchdown by head coach Deion Sanders in the first quarter agetst 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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