Colorado Buffaloes dual threat player and this year’s Heisman winner could’ve made history at the NFL Combine this week. Travis Hunter, who played as a full-time cornerback and wide receiver in college and excelled at both, was expected to work out at both positions this week as the 2025 NFL Combine began on Thursday.
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Instead, he’s joined several other top NFL prospects, including his fellow teammate at Colorado, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, in sitting out the workouts during the Combine.
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Hunter is a unique player, not only because he plays at two positions, but that he plays those two positions on opposite sides of the ball, and he plays them both extremely well. Hunter has said he’s prepared to take “100% of snaps” for any NFL team. He’s not committed to just one position.
.@LRiddickESPN says keeping Travis Hunter in one position could limit his effectiveness.
“There’s no way I would want to limit him to just one side of the football … He’s too transcendent of a talent to do that.” pic.twitter.com/MJmUvPiEVw
– Sports Center (@sportscenter) February 27, 2025
In 2024, Hunter played 688 snaps on defense and 672 on offensewinning awards for the best defensive player (Chuck Bednarik Award) and best wide receiver (Fred Biletnikoff Award), in addition to the Heisman.
At the moment, it’s not known if any NFL team would be willing to use him at both positions, especially at the level Hunter would like. His participation at the Combine could have changed the way NFL teams evaluate players in the future were he to participate in drills for both positions.
“They say nobody has ever done it, for real, the way I do it, but I tell them I’m just different,” Hunter said about playing both defensive and offensive positions. “I’m a different person. I’ve been doing it for a long time, so I feel like I can keep doing it.”
Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter on playing both positions in the NFL: “They say, ‘nobody has ever done it the way I do it.’ I tell them, ‘I’m just different.'”
Hunter wants to play both positions: 100% of snaps at CB and 100% snaps at WR.
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— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 27, 2025
On Thursday, however, Hunter told reporters that he’d be sitting on the sidelines. He joins other NFL top prospects like Sanders, Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter, and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty on the bench. Instead, he will participate in drills during the Big 12’s Pro Days in Frisco, Texas from March 18-21.
It’s disappointing that fans won’t get to see Hunter work out at the Combine after all the anticipation and buildup. But Hunter has already impressed the scouts with his performancesand he has the opportunity to do so at the Pro Days as well. His hope is to be picked No. 1 overall in the upcoming draft in April. The Tennessee Titans currently hold that spot .
“Super important – That was one of my dreams to go No. 1 and be the best I can be,” Hunter said.
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