Colorado Buffaloes‘ Travis Hunter intends to play both corner back and wide receiver at the next level but how realistic actually is this?
Heisman chasing Hunter has taken college football by storm with his ability to be the best player on the field on both sides of the ball, but he should pick a position to focus on when going to the next level.
Myself included would love to see Hunter play both sides of the ball in the NFL, he is pure entertainment but i can’t see how he can translate this to the league.
Historically two-way players have failed in the league struggling to balance the training required to make the development needed to go from college to the NFL in both positions ending up focusing on one.
The truth is Hunter is more than good enough to play CB or WR but the risk for teams and how he would develop learning both may put an end to him being a two-way player.
Hunter is averaging 114.7 snaps a game, in the NFL a team will average 116 snaps so Hunter would be playing every snap putting himself at major risk of injury, teams invest millions into both positions and the risk of losing a key asset on both sides will cause major concern.
NFL teams regularly split the team into position groups to practice with position specific coaches with Hunter being in two opposite positions this would be difficult for NFL coaches to manage.
The argument is he’s doing it now, but the difference being he has Deion Sanders (Coach Prime) as his head coach and mentor, Sanders has fathered Hunter through his collegiate career at Jackson State and now Colorado.
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In the end I think Hunter will decide to play WR, being paid more money and lower the risk of injury it should be an easy decision.
Hunter is special there is no doubt about it and betting against him is usually a mistake so lets see where he plays once he inevitably gets drafted.
