Travi’s Hunter has been a name to look at since he browsed from Florida State to Deion Sanders’ Upstart Jackson State program during his recruitment of high school.
It became almost immediately obvious that the great gaming recipient and the suspension Hörnback had the skills to guarantee the attention, and his talent carried him to Colorado and all the way to Heisman Trophy Podium in December.
Now comes the question: What is next?
There is no debate about his ability. And while general managers are divided into what position suits him best, they can at least agree on his incredible talent and potential. The draft of the draft on April 24 are questions about whether Hunter can have time on both sides of the ball.
Here are the questions that teams must answer before choosing Hunter in the NFL draft.
Can Travi’s Hunter be an immediate radish rubber on Cornerback?
Cornerback was always Hunter’s primary position. He has more reps, more film and more evidence of his potential in the corner. Name a team in the NFL where he would not be CB1 – there are only a few – and you can see the framework for the GMS finance room begin to develop.
He profiles as an excellent man-to-man Cornerback that would thrive in a schedule that emphasizes press coverage. He is physical and instinctual, quickly strikes his breaks and keeps in pace with wide out over the middle and deep threats that shoot vertically. His leverage and ability to push the ball are aggressive and helped him generate strong relocation and interception numbers.
Where does he fight? Mainly against higher goals.
His steps are a bit short and even with his bravado and physics he has some struggles with body control and gets boxed at the catch point. His fast steps do not always translate to the top speed, and he is probably just an average athlete according to NFL standards. He has his own, but improvements can be made with better hip flexibility and speed training.
Can Travi’s Hunter make it act as a full-time NFL width?
Hunter put in plenty of time on a broad recipient for Colorado and built a strong partnership with Quarterback Shedeur Sanders. His game is characterized by the same Cornerback traits that make him a special opportunity.
Hunter rarely loses traces of the ball, making him a reliable holder and reliable goal. He has great awareness, knows where and when in the field to speed up to get space after the catch, and he is quite difficult to catch downfield. There is intelligence to his game – with football instincts clearly from an innate understanding of how defensive slopes play against wide out. He knows tricks in the trade and how to turn them to his advantage.
That said, his two-way game may have limited his time to develop a refined grid-tree-vis sloppy show in areas that he probably won’t be able to get away with in the NFL. Despite this, there is undoubtedly a case that his upside is higher at broad recipients than at Cornerback.
Will he play both sides?
It is more than likely that Hunter sees moderate two -way work. It is especially true if the team that prepares him sees him primarily as a Cornerback.
More situational opportunities arise on crimes where Hunter would not be needed in the field. If you have two solid wideouts, you can distribute Hunter on selected packages – say, 20 snaps per match – create great misconduct. He is a must-cover option in the area with cards to Intermediate.
But he is not the kind of Cornerback you want in a limited role. He is too talented to take off the field, and to reduce his reps would be a bear to all defense-in mainly to punish the opportunity for a game-changing game. It is very possible that he sticks full -time in one or another position, but fans and even teammates are likely to scream for a bit at what position Hunter does not play primarily.
