Tag: Travis Hunter

Saints scout two of the 2025 draft’s best prospects at Colorado

The Saints stopped at Colorado’s campus to scout two of the 2025 draft’s best prospects. They’re in position to draft Travis Hunter or Shedeur Sanders, but will they?


We’ll see how the standings shake out after this week’s round of NFL games, but right now the New Orleans Saints are slotted in at the fifth overall pick in the 2025 draft after their 2-6 start to the season. That’s prime position to select a top prospect like Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter or standout quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

And last week the Saints were one of five NFL teams who stopped by Colorado’s campus in Boulder to scout the Buffaloes. Hunter is seen as a franchise-altering talent at either wide receiver or cornerback, and Sanders is competing with Miami’s Cameron Ward to be the first passer selected. It makes sense that the Saints would be keeping tabs on each of them.

But those aren’t Colorado’s only NFL prospects. Wide receiver Will Sheppard and safety Shilo Sanders should both be drafted in the middle rounds or early on Day 3. Another wideout, Jimmy Horn Jr., is a rising star, too.

Campus visits like this are common for NFL teams, so don’t read too deeply into it. They’re often used for information-gathering so scouts can fill out their reports after meeting with coaches, trainers, and even academic counselors. But if the Saints keep losing and end up in position to pick a playmaker like Hunter or Sanders? Well. Stranger things have happened.

[lawrence-auto-related count=5]

Travis Hunter stars as Colorado wins to become bowl eligible

Colorado defeated Cincinnati and is bowl eligible

Travis Hunter had nine catches, including two for touchdowns, as the Colorado defeated Cincinnati, 34-23, in Big 12 play on Saturday night.

Deion Sanders’ team won its sixth game of the season and is now eligible for a bowl game. The last time the Buffs played in a bowl game was 2016.

The Buffaloes led 31-14 at one point but the Bearcats got a field goal and touchdown to close within eight.

Colorado went on a drive that wound up with a field goal by Alejandro Mata to open the gap to 11 and essentially ice the game.

Hunter made an incredible catch — his ninth — on the drive despite being interfered with as a Cincinnati defender had him around the neck.

Shedeur Sanders was 25-of-30 for 323 passing yards and the two touchdowns to Hunter.

It wasn’t all glory for Hunter as Cincy tight end Joe Royer shed him with a classic stiff arm in the second half.

Travis Hunter pulled off a wild back-flipping Spider-Man celebration after his latest touchdown

Travis Hunter’s celebrations are too good.

There’s no player in college football quite like Colorado’s Travis Hunter. The wide receiver and cornerback is supremely talented, takes a ton of snaps (when he’s healthy) and regularly wows college football fans.

Saturday in Colorado’s home game against Cincinnati was no different, but this time the stunned reactions were more about his celebration than his touchdown catch.

The Buffaloes got on the board first with quarterback Shedeur Sanders connecting with Hunter for a three-yard touchdown pass on second-and-goal early in the first quarter. After the score, Hunter made sure there was no one behind him before doing a backflip and landing like Spider-Man, mimicking a shooting web out of his wrist and everything.

Just, wow.

Hunter has had some cool celebrations in the past, including when he posed like the Heisman Trophy as one of the frontrunners. But a Spider-Man-style backflip has to be one of the best.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 tag=421393249]

Will Travis Hunter play this week? Injury update for Colorado’s two-way star

Coach Prime offered an injury update on Travis Hunter

After sitting out the second half of Colorado football’s Week 8 win at Arizona for precautionary reasons, injured cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter is expected to return for the Buffs’ Week 9 matchup with Cincinnati.

Hunter suffered a shoulder injury against Kansas State in Week 7 and was still in visible discomfort on Saturday in Tucson. The two-way star played in 54 total first-half snaps against Arizona before his removal.

On the season, Hunter owns 604 receiving yards, six touchdowns, 18 total tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble.

Colorado will host the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. MT (ESPN).

Travis Hunter injury update

During his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders gave the following update on Hunter:

“Travis is better than last week,” Coach Prime said. “I think he’ll have more productivity because he’s feeling much better than last week. You can just tell with his little giddy-up and the way he goes about life, (there’s) a little more pep in his step today. I think he did some conditioning today for sure to make sure he’s on point with his conditioning because he never tires and we want to keep that what it is. I think he will certainly contribute a lot more than he did a week ago because he’s healthier.”

How long will Travis Hunter be out?

Based on Coach Prime’s comments, I’d expect Hunter to return for Colorado’s Week 9 game against Cincinnati on Saturday. The Heisman hopeful may not see his typical load of 120-ish total snaps, but expect Hunter to be in uniform and available.

Colorado depth at wide receiver, cornerback

Fortunately for the Buffs, they’re plenty deep at both wide receiver and cornerback. Offensively, freshmen wide receivers Drelon Miller, Jordan Onovughe and Asaad Waseem are candidates to see more playing time if Hunter remains sidelined.

At cornerback, Colton Hood has made the most out of his increased opportunity. The former Auburn Tiger recorded an interception in each of Colorado’s past two games.

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

Colorado star Travis Hunter sidelined for remainder of Arizona game

Colorado has opted to keep Travis Hunter sidelined for the remainder of today’s game at Arizona

Colorado football cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter has been sidelined for the remainder of the Buffs’ Saturday afternoon game against the Arizona Wildcats.

According to Fox Sports, Hunter experienced a “slight reaggravation” of the shoulder injury he suffered last week against Baylor. CU announced Hunter’s removal was due to “preventative measures.”

Hunter wasn’t dressed in uniform when the Buffs took the field for the second half.

In the first half, Hunter had two catches for 17 yards and one tackle before exiting.

Tight end Sam Hart and true freshman running back Micah Welch also won’t return for the remainder of Saturday’s game in Tucson, per multiple reports. Welch has been nursing a hamstring injury and Hart suffered an apparent leg injury early in the first half.

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

Travis Hunter billed as country’s third-best player in ESPN’s midseason top 25

Is Travis Hunter the best player in college football? ESPN thinks otherwise

Colorado wide receiver/cornerback and Heisman hopeful Travis Hunter was listed at No. 3 in ESPN’s midseason top-25 college football player ranking, published Wednesday. Hunter was ranked behind Miami quarterback Cam Ward (No. 2) and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (No. 1).

Hunter, a projected top pick in the 2025 NFL draft, has 587 receiving yards and six touchdowns thus far this season in addition to stellar play at cornerback. The senior has 16 total tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups and a forced fumble on defense through six games.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders also made the list, taking the No. 16 spot.

While appearing on the “Outta Pocket with RGIII” podcast, Hunter sounded off on his chances to win college football’s most prestigious award, the Heisman.

“I know I can win it,” Hunter said. “Y’all see Ashton Jeanty, it’s not like we haven’t seen a running back that’s good. We haven’t seen a player that plays both ways, and I’m gonna keep saying that.”

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

Travis Hunter ‘should play for certain’ against Arizona, per Deion Sanders

Colorado should be getting its Heisman contender back this weekend

Colorado football fans likely suffered a scare when wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter went down with an apparent right shoulder injury during Saturday’s loss to Kansas State. Fortunately for the Buffs, his status appears clear regarding this weekend’s matchup at Arizona.

“Travis should play for certain,” head coach Deion Sanders said during his weekly press conference Tuesday morning.

Hunter headed to the locker room after suffering the shoulder injury early in the second quarter on Saturday night. While he later returned to the sideline, the two-way phenom didn’t return to the game.

At the midway point of this season, Hunter leads CU in receiving yards (587) and is second in receiving touchdowns (six). The Heisman hopeful is looking to help the Buffs bounce back this Saturday in Tuscon.

Jimmy Horn Jr., the Buffs’ second-leading receiver, should also play this weekend, per Coach Prime. The senior exited the K-State game with an apparent ankle injury.

Colorado’s latest injury news isn’t all positive, though. Wideout Omarion Miller, who led Colorado in receiving yards against the Wildcats with 145, is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on his leg. During the fourth quarter of Saturday’s contest, Miller was left in severe pain after taking the brunt of a Kansas State defender’s hip-drop tackle following a 51-yard grab.

Coach Prime also revealed that wide receiver Terrell Timmons Jr. is “probably out” against Arizona.

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

Back-to-back Buffaloes at the top of new 1-round mock draft update

Which Colorado superstar goes first in this new mock draft?

With one third of the NFL regular season in the books, we have a pretty good idea of where the weak spots are on all 32 NFL rosters. The trade deadline is almost upon us so before we see a final furious shuffling of players, we wanted to do a one-round mock draft for 2025.

The big question with this draft, like every draft is about the quarterbacks. Guys like Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Georgia’s Carson Beck have been inconsistent this season but should still be in the mix to be the top quarterback off the board along with Miami’s Cam Ward and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe.

In 2024 we saw four quarterbacks off the board in the first eight picks and six in the top 12. We might see four more quarterbacks go in the first dozen picks of 2025, depending on how things play out.

1 New England Patriots (1-5) – WR/CB Travis Hunter, Colorado

2 Cleveland Browns (1-5) – QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado

3 Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5) – CB Will Johnson, Michigan

4 Carolina Panthers (1-5) – QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama

5 Los Angeles Rams (1-4) – OT Will Campbell, LSU

6 Tennessee Titans (1-4) – WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

7 New York Jets (2-4) – EDGE Nic Scourton, Texas A&M

8 Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) – DT Mason Graham, Michigan

9 New Orleans Saints (2-4) – DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan

10 Arizona Cardinals (2-4) – OL Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas

11 New York Giants (2-4) – QB Carson Beck, Georgia

12 Las Vegas Raiders (2-4) – QB Cam Ward, Miami

13 Miami Dolphins (2-3) – OT Cameron Williams, Texas

14 Seattle Seahawks (3-3) – OT Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota

15 Denver Broncos (3-3) – WR Luther Burden III, Missouri

16 Dallas Cowboys (3-3) – EDGE LT Overton, Alabama

17 Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) – EDGE Abdul Carter, Penn State

18 Chicago Bears (4-2) – S Malaki Starks, Georgia

19 Indianapolis Colts (3-3) – CB Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame

20 San Francisco 49ers (3-3) – OT Emery Jones Jr., LSU

21 Buffalo Bills (3-2) – WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

22 Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) – DT Deone Walker, Kentucky

23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) – EDGE Mykel Walker, Georgia

24 Green Bay Packers (4-2) – CB Shavon Revel, East Carolina

25 Washington Commanders (4-2) – EDGE James Pearce Jr., Tennessee

26 Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) – RB Ashont Jeanty, Boise State

27 Baltimore Ravens (4-2) – CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State

28 Detroit Lions  (4-1) – WR Isaiah Bond, Texas

29 Atlanta Falcons (4-2) – EDGE Jack Sawyer, Ohio State

30 Houston Texans (5-1) – DT Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati

31 Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) – TE Colston Loveland, Michigan

32 Minnesota Vikings (5-0) – S Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Travis Hunter wants to stay in Colorado, play for Broncos

CU Buffs star Travis Hunter would like to stay in Colorado and play for the Broncos in the NFL.

One of the biggest stars in college football right now is CU’s own Travis Hunter, a junior. Hunter is a two-way player, who currently plays wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffaloes.

As one of the top prospects in the upcoming 2025 NFL draft, Hunter is garnering a lot of attention from personalities on and off the field. Recently, Hunter joined the Deestroying podcast, where he said he wanted to play for the Denver Broncos.

“My neighbors know my car in the neighborhood,” said Hunter. “Before every game, or before every time we leave (for a road game) and go to the team hotel, they leave a sign in front of my truck, and it’ll say, ‘He’s everywhere,’ ‘He’s him,’ ‘Heisman him,’ and switch it up every game. I get to see that every game, so that’s pretty cool. Then I get the little kids come over and want me to sign stuff. The fan base here is pretty good. It’s probably one of the best fan bases. I never feel uncomfortable or not safe.

“I wish I could go to the Broncos just to stay in Colorado just ‘cuz so many people welcomed us with open arms and they showed us love that we would never would have gotten in a different spot.”

You can watch Hunter’s segment below.

https://twitter.com/RealMatSmith/status/1841945364741685445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The Broncos currently sit at 3-2 heading into their Week 6 game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Hunter has another chance to impress scouts when the Buffs play the 18th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats at Folsom Field on Saturday at 8:15 pm MST.

[vertical-gallery id=620142]

ESPN analyst ranks Kelvin Banks Jr. as top five draft prospect in 2025 class

In his latest mock draft, ESPN analyst Mel Kipper released his latest mock draft projects Longhorn offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. in the top five.

While the 2025 NFL Draft is still months away, teams have been busy making their draft rankings. On Thursday, ESPN analyst Mel Kipper released his latest mock draft, which included Longhorn offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. in the top five. The talented junior has put together a stellar 2024 campaign, and his stock has been on the rise.

During the Longhorns’ undefeated start, Banks has been a model of consistency, appearing in every game. In the Longhorns’ latest win over Mississippi State, Banks did not allow a sack or quarterback pressure. Due to his efforts in Week 5, the Texas native was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for the first time in his career.

In Kiper’s draft, the only players ranked ahead of Banks were Travis Hunter, Will Johnson, and Abdul Carter. For teams such as the New England Patriots, who need help on the offensive line, Banks will be a popular target.

Through the first few weeks of the season, Banks has been one of the Longhorns’ highest-graded players. He has also been a key piece of an offense that is averaging 45 points and 513.4 points per game. One of the reasons Texas is ranked No.1 is because of how good the offense has been.

If Banks can build on his impressive start, Kiper’s prediction could come true in just a few months. He has the frame to take care of big pass rushers and has only allowed two sacks this season. Banks will be a valuable addition to any NFL team, regardless of where he is picked.