{"id":223081,"date":"2025-03-17T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=223081"},"modified":"2025-04-24T20:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T00:23:39","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-travis-hunter-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/17\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-travis-hunter-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Travis Hunter, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No player in college football had done what Travis Hunter did at Colorado in 2023 and 2024. Coming from Jackson State with Deion and Shadeur Sanders in 2023, he helped transform the program at Colorado. Hunter capped off his college career with a Heisman and helped his team go bowling twice, which they did for the first time since 2016. Hunter shaped Colorado football, and he can do the same for a team picking early in the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Travis Hunter\u2019s NFL Draft Position \u2013 CB or WR &amp; Dynasty Fantasy Football Impact\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vitJqRgn1Us?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Travis Hunter Scouting Report Overview<\/h3>\n<h3>Measurables:<\/h3>\n<p>6&#8217;0&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>188 pounds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em>More 2025 NFL Draft Profiles<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Player Background:<\/h3>\n<p>Hunter arrived at Jackson State in 2022 and immediately helped bring awareness to HBCUs by <a  href=\"https:\/\/gojsutigers.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/travis-hunter\/2099\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">making history as the first five-star high school prospect to play for one<\/a>. He and the father-son combination of Deion and Shedeur Sanders helped the Tigers win the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2022, Hunter&#8217;s freshman year. It was after the 2022 season that Deion Sanders took the Colorado job, and both Shedeur and Hunter followed him.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter made an immediate impact at Colorado, earning <a  href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/allamerica-football-team-bb0eb274c8255ce3962521e1f9dcf447\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All-America honors as the top All-purpose player<\/a> in the country as a sophomore. The next year, Hunter shined, helping Colorado win eight games and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradoan.com\/story\/sports\/college\/football\/2024\/11\/30\/big-12-tiebreaker-scenarios-colorado-byu-iowa-state-arizona\/76683735007\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">within a game of playing for the Big 12<\/a>. As a Junior, Hunter took home the Heisman for his contributions as a receiver and cornerback for Colorado. <a  href=\"https:\/\/cubuffs.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/travis-hunter\/17201\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunter also was awarded both the Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy in 2024<\/a>, honoring his impact as a defensive player. He did it all while playing an exceptional amount of snaps at two positions.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter&#8217;s skills were maximized by good coaching at Colorado, offering promise at the next level. Especially in the right scheme, he could become an all-time great in the NFL.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths:<\/h3>\n<p>Exceptional awareness and ball tracking. Great body control when going up for contested catches. Elite athleticism and a high football IQ. Patiently waits to make his break on the ball as a corner. As a receiver, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y-rn6RSBdqg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunter is able to contort his body to make quick adjustments<\/a> on the ball. His awareness and fluidity allow him to make sharp cuts as a receiver and change direction on defenders.<\/p>\n<p>On defense, Hunter can manipulate quarterbacks in zone coverage by hanging back and waiting for his chance to play the ball. His ability to throttle his speed helps him stick with receivers through their routes and through the catch point. He excels in man coverage and can blanket receivers. Hunter is also a willing and aggressive tackler on defense. He plays with great length and creates a wide catch-radius with ease.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter&#8217;s endurance is rare and, after playing an unprecedented amount of snaps at the college level, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/travis-hunter-wants-to-play-100-percent-of-snaps-cornerback-receiver-nfl-just-different\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he plans to do the same in the NFL<\/a>. Teams will appreciate how <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/41013483\/colorado-travis-hunter-deion-sanders-encore\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disciplined he is outside of football and how he approaches the game<\/a>. It will be hard to keep him off the field, and he has the rare ability to contribute big plays on both sides of the ball.<\/p>\n<h3>Weaknesses:<\/h3>\n<p>Hunter played against subpar receiver talent throughout most of his career. Had an up-and-down game against Tetairoa McMillan, one of the best receivers he had to face in 2024. In 2023, his matchup against Colorado State&#8217;s Tory Horton also had mixed results. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/04\/tetairoa-mcmillan-scouting-report-2025-nfl-draft-team-fits\/\" target=\"_self\">McMillan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/07\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-tory-horton-colorado-state\/\" target=\"_self\">Horton<\/a> have the potential to be selected in the first few rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The speed of the NFL is different, leaving some questions as to how Hunter&#8217;s endurance at the next level will hold up by trying to replicate his success from college. While Hunter is good at earning yards after the catch, he does not have elite speed. His game is more finesse and instinct-based.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Fits:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Prospect Grade:<\/h3>\n<p>Elite &#8211; Instant Starter<\/p>\n<h3>Player Comp:<\/h3>\n<p>Champ Bailey<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Cris Tiller-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare two-way player, Travis Hunter heads into the 2025 NFL Draft as one of the top consensus prospects in the class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4950,"featured_media":223205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[32605,2337,32477,32476],"class_list":["post-223081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-deion-sanders","tag-shedeur-sanders","tag-travis-hunter"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4950"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223081"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229956,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223081\/revisions\/229956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}