Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders knows something about playing both ways in the NFL, and he believes that Buffs cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter can continue his two-way dominance on Sundays.
During his pro career, Sanders registered 60 catches for 784 yards and three touchdowns on offense to accompany his Hall of Fame career as a cornerback. Fellow Hall of Fame cornerbacks Champ Bailey and Charles Woodson dabbled in offense in college and the NFL, but neither did what Hunter is doing.
Soon after watching Hunter play 123 of 138 snaps against Colorado State on Saturday, Coach Prime let the world know that Hunter could be this type of weapon in the NFL:
“A lot of teams are tempo (in college), so he don’t get a lot of rest,” Sanders said. “Just think about this. I just finished talking to scouts about this, about what he can and cannot do. Pros go to huddle, so he’s even getting more time to rest, so most teams you play (in college), they run some type of a tempo or the transition is much greater than pros from snap to snap. So with him getting that amount of rest, he cannot help but be a great pro. The practices are limited. There’s barely no contact. You can’t even hit a receiver downfield in the NFL no more.”
This claim makes sense when you consider there are fewer plays in an average NFL game compared to college. Hunter will likely be a top pick in next year’s NFL draft, and Coach Prime believes his game translates to the pros very well:
“I think he’s a great complement to their game (NFL), and he can continue to do what he’s doing now,” Sanders said.
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